I’d put my money on the lion. It’s a strong, ferocious beast, and a polar bear pales in comparison – literally. Not only does the lion have an entire posse to back it up, it is also the king ...

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In the mid-1940s a lion attacked a keeper, and in 1949 a different polar bear mauled a house painter who tried to stick a sugar cube through the bars; his arm was amputated. The San Francisco Zoo ...