Several news sources say the woman lost her arm in the attack, but zoo officials said the lion will not be "put down or punished in any way."

A Queensland woman sustained serious injuries to her arm on Sunday when she was mauled by a lioness at the Darling Downs Zoo in Pilton, Australia. Zoo officials said via Facebook that the lioness “inexplicably” grabbed the woman’s arm while she was watching zookeepers tend to the enclosure before opening.

Image via Shutterstock A woman's trip to the zoo ended in horrific injury. A lion attacked and mauled her arm off while at an Australian zoo on Sunday morning. The lion attack happened at the Darling Downs Zoo near Toowoomba in Queensland.