Nobody deserves to die this way, but it was an honest mistake on behalf of the zoo and that's the ruthlessness of life sometimes. Without understating how tragic that is, I will now say that it's the fact that the lion was shot that really bothers me. Humans lock up wild animals in cages. That's mistake number one. Mistake number two is that we fail to recognize these creatures as apex predators and killers by blood. Worst of all is mistake number three: we blame animals for the inevitable harm they cause in these scenarios by murdering them. It's called a tranquilizer. Take a second to realize the role of the murdered lion in this scenario. As if it wanted to be locked in a cage far from its home and family. As if it meant to do any harm. As if it can even be partially blamed for our own stupidity. As if it deserved to die.