--- description: Oh my! title: Woman Climbs Into Lion Cage to Feed Them Cookies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt649038e9704b3b4a/6986978e1eebf7332a371711/world_cup_animals_lion.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Woman Climbs Into Lion Cage to Feed Them Cookies  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 24, 2014 6:08 PM CUT  A lion at the London Zoo plays with a football in honor of the 2014 World Cup kick off in London on June 12, 2014. A lion at the London Zoo plays with a football in honor of the 2014 World Cup kick off in London on June 12, 2014.Terry Scott—Demotix/Corbis  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 24, 2014 6:08 PM CUT The Memphis Zoo has banned a woman for life because she jumped the barrier of the lion enclosure to feed them cookies, the Associated Press [reports](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FODD%5FBANNED%5FFROM%5FZOO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT "undefined"). Last week she was caught throwing objects into the exhibit, according to a zoo spokesperson. After climbing the barrier, she started singing to the wild animals about how much she missed them. “I’ve never seen someone singing to a lion before,” witness Michelle Beasley told [WMC Action News 5](http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/25851235/singing-zoo-visitor-hops-barrier-to-feed-lions-cookies "undefined"). “It was really loud.” **MORE:**[You Can Name These Baby Lions](http://time.com/19831/you-can-name-these-baby-lions/ "undefined") **LIST:** [West African Lion and 8 Animals That Are on The Verge of Disappearing Forever](http://time.com/48810/threatened-animals-disappearing-forever/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2918149/woman-climbs-into-lion-cage-to-feed-them-cookies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2918149/woman-climbs-into-lion-cage-to-feed-them-cookies/"},"headline":"Woman Climbs Into Lion Cage to Feed Them Cookies","datePublished":"2014-06-24T18:08:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:08.218Z","description":"Oh my!","url":"https://time.com/2918149/woman-climbs-into-lion-cage-to-feed-them-cookies/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt649038e9704b3b4a/6986978e1eebf7332a371711/world_cup_animals_lion.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt649038e9704b3b4a/6986978e1eebf7332a371711/world_cup_animals_lion.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A lion at the London Zoo plays with a football in honor of the 2014 World Cup kick off in London on June 12, 2014.","caption":"A lion at the London Zoo plays with a football in honor of the 2014 World Cup kick off in London on June 12, 2014.","creditText":"Terry Scott—Demotix/Corbis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2918149/woman-climbs-into-lion-cage-to-feed-them-cookies/","name":"Woman Climbs Into Lion Cage to Feed Them Cookies"}}]}] ```