It's the end of the world as we know it...THIS! HA!

This is absolutely hilarious! We are just shaking our head with this one...

-Shari

A Japanese zoo's escaped animal drill is going viral after footage emerged of an employee in a lion costume getting into character.

The escape drill at the Tobe Zoo in Ehime Prefecture featured a worker in a lion costume running loose inside the park while visitors were evacuated.

The footage shows the "lion" swiping its paw at colleagues who wandered too close and evading capture attempts.

The video drew attention on Twitter for a moment when the camera pans to a pair of real lions watching the scene unfold with seemingly unamused expressions.

Check out the video, here ↓