Shakira Reveals She Was Attacked By 'Crazed' Sea Lion

Shakira learnt the hard way not to tease a hungry sea lion!

The singer was on holiday in Cape Town, South Africa when a sea lion jumped out of the water and tried to bite her.

It happens to most of us after a few beers but the creature apparently thought Shakira's mobile phone was a fish.

Speaking about the incident, she told fans: "This afternoon I happened to see some sea lions and seals. I thought how cute they were so decided to get closer than all of the other tourists and went down to a rock.

"Suddenly, one jumped out of the water so fast that it got about one foot away from me, looked me in the eye, roared in fury and tried to bite me.

"Everyone there screamed, including me. I was paralysed by fear and couldn't move, "I just kept eye contact with it while my brother 'Super Tony' jumped over me and literally saved my life, taking me away from the beast.

"We both got our hands and legs scratched by the rocks while trying to protect ourselves.

I believe it confused the reflection of the BlackBerry phone I was taking pics with, with some sort of fish. It thought I was teasing it with food."

Lessoned learned..get a iPhone!