The owner of the Taigan park Oleg Zubkov: «I never claimed that I was immortal or that it was impossible to eat me»

Krympress reports:

The Director of the Crimean Safari Park «Taigan» held a press conference. Recall: Oleg Zubkov, who suffered from the attack of Leo, was discharged on July 3. The incident occurred on June 22, when the predator attacked him during feeding. The trachea, the cervical muscles and the large chest muscle on the left were damaged. Oleg Zubkov saved the press secretary of Safari Park Tatyana Aleksagina, who later explained the reasons for the Leo attack.

At a press conference, the founder of the Taigan park explained that the attack occurred during feeding, when he went to close the aviary of the aviary, at the same time distributing the meat. The lion, who was under the bridge, reacted to his approach.

I violated a safe distance from behind the fence— Zubkov admitted, clarifying that the distance between him and the predator was about three meters.

Speaking of his health, Zubkov reported damage to three vertebrae, as well as about injuries of breast veins and muscles.

The fight with Leo could not end differently. Everything could turn out to be much worse. Doctors made the impossible. When I survived after the bites, I realized how easy it is to die from infection— he said.

Oleg Zubkov admitted that it was difficult for him to turn his head. He accepts painkillers and worries about his voice, but the doctors assured that the ligaments were not damaged, and his voice would restore after the healing of the trachea. The main of the reasons for such an ambulance from the hospital, according to Zubkov, is that he never took antibiotics, and during treatment the body took them as a life -giving electrician.

He expressed surprise about the great interest in the incident in Tagan, noting that, in his opinion, «nothing extraordinary happened.» Zubkov intends to continue interaction with predators and stated that he would visit Lviv, communicate with them and with other animals.

Man and predator have always been in the role of a hunter and victim. Man is always a victim of a predator. It has always been, is and will be. This is an unchanging truth. I never claimed that I was immortal or that it is impossible to eat me. This is part of my profession and life that I have chosen— he said.

Oleg Zubkov noted that the profession of journalists can be no less dangerous by mentioning the military commissar Boris Maksudov.

Zubkov asked not to condemn him for the incident with a lion attack, recognizing that he had violated a safe distance when the predator ate meat.

Do not judge me strictly for what happened. I repeat that only one who does nothing is mistaken. I have chosen dangerous work with lions and have been interacting with various predators for 30 years, He added.

To the question about the Hatyers Zubkov answered this way:

Everything that is better than the necrologist is advertising.

The conference lasted more than an hour. Oleg Zubkov, the owner of the Safari Park «Taigan», showed reporters a couple of lioners born in the zoo while his stay in the hospital.

When asked about raising the receivers, Oleg Alekseevich replied that they would not be, since he could not risk someone else’s life. Zubkov remains a phenomenon, a man-man who violates all the laws of communication between trainers with predators.

Author of the material: Anfisa Tretyakova, photo of the author

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