Viral video shows woman carrying lion in her arms, growling animal tries to break free

The clip left social media users dumbfounded. (Screengrab from video tweeted by @DylanBurns1776)

A video of a woman carrying a lion in her arms on a road in Kuwait has gained attention on social media.

The clip shows the animal growling and flailing its limbs as it tried to break free from the woman’s grip.

hate when this happens pic.twitter.com/laYa0FtSsI

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— Dylan Burns️️‍ (@DylanBurns1776) January 3, 2022

According to news agency United Press International, the lion is the pet of the woman and her father. The lion had escaped from them on Sunday and was seen wandering in Kuwait City’s Sabahiya area.

Scared residents informed officials about the lion and a team was sent to the spot to help capture it, according to Gulf Today.

Videos shared by Arab Times showed the lion being pulled with a rope.

It is illegal to keep wild animals as pets in Kuwait. But according to reports, the lion was handed back to its owners after being captured. After that, the woman carried it down the street in Sabahiya.

The video left social media users dumbfounded.

"Arguably the craziest thing I’ve ever seen,” former American basketball player Rex Chapman tweeted.

IS THAT A LION!?!? https://t.co/10RkR8UBrj

— Rex Chapman (@RexChapman) January 3, 2022

"Wait, how much do lions weigh? Imagine being able to carry an agitated lion. This can't be," another user said.

Others did not seem sympathetic to the animal’s plight and made jokes about the incident.

"My neighbor and her dog seemed to not be getting along last night," a Twitter user said while sharing the video.

My neighbor and her dog seemed to not be getting along last night pic.twitter.com/fUGcpuTkMY

— Arlong (@ramseyboltin) January 3, 2022

"That’s me carrying my kid out of Target without buying him a toy," a user named Jason Greve said.

Another Twitter user said the animal in the video was a cougar. “We have them all over in Oregon. That being said you won’t see me carrying one down the road.”

Not a lion or a dog. Its a Cougar. We have them all over in Oregon. That being said you wont see me carrying one down the road

— Dean Seavy (@deanseavy) January 3, 2022