WATCH: Man undresses, feeds himself to lions

The former soldier who undressed and fed himself to the lions at a Chile zoo never got over his mother dying from breast cancer when he was 11.

Franco Ferrada, 20, launched himself into the lion pit at Santiago Zoo in front of horrified onlookers on Saturday while claiming to be a prophet sent from God.

He left a note in the pocket of his abandoned clothes to be a prophet and declaring the end of the world was nigh.