‘Lion Lady’ strikes again at Bronx Zoo
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
She just can’t keep her
paws away from mortal danger.
The infamous “Lion
Lady” who famously jumped
into the lions’ den at the
Bronx Zoo back in 2019 apparently
returned last week
to seduce the big cat named
“King,” police reported.
Law enforcement
sources said Myah Autry,
32, again trespassed near
the exhibit at about 3:40 p.m.
on Nov. 11 and, in an Instagram
video posted to her account,
danced, blew kisses
and professed her undying
love to one of the ferocious
felines.
As shown on the video,
Autry came to the exhibit
wearing a blonde wig, a
short red dress and a leopard
shawl, bearing bouquets
of roses for King.
“I don’t love anybody
more than you,” Autry told
the lion from a distance. “I
came back for you.”
The lion seemed disinterested
in her antics, lying
down on the ground and
looking at her, seemingly
confused by the display.
During the spectacle, Autry
went as far as to rain
$100 bills at the lion in tribute
(though cash doesn’t
mean very much to a carnivorous
feline) and even
shook her moneymaker at
him. Autry claimed in her
Instagram post that she
spent $1,200 in cash on the
big cat.
Following the audacious
stunt, Audry fl ed the scene
in an unknown direction.
The incident was reported
to the 52nd Precinct.
Autry previously trespassed
the exhibit back in
September 2019. She was
picked up the following October
in Brooklyn, and underwent
a psychiatric evaluation.
The Wildlife Conservation
Society (WCS), which
operates the Bronx Zoo, told
NBC New York that Audry
had accessed a planting
area near the lion’s exhibit
during her Veterans’ Day
stunt, and had not breached
the lions’ turf this time.
“This situation involves
one individual who is determined
The “Lion Lady,” identifi ed by police as Myah Autry, confronts a lion in the Bronx Zoo on Nov. 11.
Screenshot via Instagram/madame_myahmack_autry
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to harass our lions
with no regard for her
safety, or the safety of our
staff and our guests, and no
regard for the well-being of
the lions. We have an NYPD
substation in the park and
are working closely with them
to resolve this situation with
this individual,” a WCS spokesperson
told NBC New York.
“The Bronx Zoo has a zero-tolerance
policy in matters such
as this and will aggressively
seek prosecution against this
individual and anyone who violates
park safety rules.”
Anyone with information
regarding Autry’s whereabouts
can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish,
dial 888-57-PISTA). You
can also submit tips online at
crimestoppers.nypdonline.
org, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
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