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Last Updated: 2026/08/05, ▲ Click to pay attention| Daily Boutique Coffee Culture Magazine Coffee Workshop Recently, a netizen posted that in a coffee shop in Xi'an, customers can not only drink coffee in the store, but also have intimate contact with the lion cub for 10 minutes. According to the information on social platforms, the coffee shop is located in Xi'an Weiyang Lake Zoo. Consumers

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Recently, a netizen posted that in a cafe in Xi'an, customers can not only drink coffee in the shop, but also get in close contact with lion cubs for 10 minutes.

According to information on the social platform, the coffee shop is located in Xi'an Weiyang Lake Zoo, where consumers can buy ticket packages online and enjoy services such as zoo tickets, a cup of coffee and 10-minute close interaction with lion cubs. In addition to the two cubs of more than a month, there are parrots, snakes, lizards, spiders and other animals in the coffee shop for interaction.

Although this special Lion package is expensive, with a minimum of 268 yuan, it still attracts many netizens to experience clocking in. However, some netizens can't help but question the safety of the interactive program offered by the coffee shop when they see some parents taking their children to play with lions.

(the picture is taken from the coffee shop account)

In response, staff at Weiyang Lake Zoo confirmed to Modern KuaiBao on February 10 that the project was launched by the park's cafe during the Spring Festival, and visitors can interact closely with two one-month-old lion cubs under the supervision of professional keepers.

They said that the lions in the park had not come into contact with any animals, and it was impossible for them to get sick. The two cubs that interact with tourists are born of big lions in the park, are not weaned and are not aggressive. Because after the cub was born, some tourists offered to take pictures in their arms, so the corresponding service package was launched.

As for the safety of children playing with lions, the staff said, "Children's skin is too tender for fear of touching the little lion's claws. If the child (height) is only 70 or 80 centimeters tall, we do not recommend hugging it." if the previous larger lion, specially used to see the lion, we would ask a little more. "

In addition, the staff said that when tourists come into contact with animals such as lions, they will be looked after by professional keepers to ensure the safety of animals and people.

(screenshot of short video)

According to online posts about "playing with lions in coffee shops", the project should originally come from a coffee shop in Bangkok, Thailand. According to tourists' strategies, they can get in close contact with lions, interact with each other and take eye-catching photos and videos for a cup of coffee, so they are widely sought after by tourists. From this, it is speculated that the "Lion package" launched by domestic cafes may follow the example of Thai coffee shops.

However, it is worth mentioning that in an interview with reporters, the animal park said that the project was launched during the Spring Festival, but judging from the sign-in stickers issued by tourists, the project of drinking coffee and playing lions may have been launched in July or August last year, which is different from what the staff said.

In addition, according to the shared photos of tourists, they can not only play cubs, but also interact with animals such as Czech wolf dogs.

With the increase in the attention of the incident and several media reports, the staff of Xi'an Wildlife Conservation Station went to the coffee shop to check after hearing the news. A staff member told Gale News that they did not find any problems with the raising of cubs during the inspection, and that everything was strictly enforced by animal feeding regulations.

They have stopped online "tourists visiting or getting in close contact with cubs" because wild animals are aggressive and it is risky for tourists to get close to them. At present, the zoo and the cafe have removed the Lion package from the online platform.

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