Man locks himself in cage with lion

A Chinese man has locked himself in a cage with a lion to raise public awareness of the 'pain of isolation'.

Ye Fu and his assistant entered the four metre high, three metre wide iron cage at Qingdao Wildlife Park, reports China Daily.

The duo plan to stay in the cage for 10 days without talking. Like the lion, they will eat raw beef and drink tap water.

Last year, Ye Fu, who describes himself as an artist and poet, spent a month in a huge bird nest outside a high-rise in Beijing.