{"id":129137,"date":"2025-09-08T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/129137\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:09:08","slug":"video-lions-find-play-with-hidden-camera-at-oregon-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/129137\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Lions find, play with hidden camera at Oregon Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_1_url\" class=\"video-link\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/uof2299h322nzdmx.jpg\" alt=\"Fearsome lions recently showed their playful \u2013 and photogenic \u2013 side at the Oregon Zoo, where keepers placed a hidden camera in their habitat.\u00a0\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Fearsome lions recently showed their playful \u2013 and photogenic \u2013 side at the Oregon Zoo, where keepers placed a hidden camera in their habitat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">PORTLAND, Ore. \u2013 Fearsome lions recently showed their playful \u2013 and photogenic \u2013 side at the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/oregon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Oregon<\/a> Zoo, where keepers placed a hidden camera in their habitat.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In a video shared on Wednesday, a lioness appears to discover the camera on a bed of hay.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">She then proceeds to paw and chew on the device, as it continued to film the curious kitty.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/screenshot2025-09-06at1.26.39\u202fpm-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up view of the lioness.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">A close-up view of the lioness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Oregon Zoo \/ TMX \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The camera got close-up shots of sharp teeth, spindly whiskers and even a few paw beans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">And there were a few ultra-close shots of what the inside of a lion&#8217;s mouth looks like as the she tried to eat the camera.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/video_capture_00929.jpg\" alt=\"A VERY close-up view of the lioness.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">A VERY close-up view of the lioness.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">She, along with the other lions, are part of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Serengeti<\/a> exhibit at Oregon Zoo, according to officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fearsome lions recently showed their playful \u2013 and photogenic \u2013 side at the Oregon Zoo, where keepers 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