A Kenyan official is blaming gay tourism for a sexual encounter between male lions.

The Chief of the Kenya Film Classification Institute, Ezekiel Mutua, has said that gay tourists are responsible for the homosexual behavior between two male lions, which was captured on photo and circulated widely.

Gay tourists have visited Kenya's national park, where Mutua believes they're publicly affectionate. Kenyans, however, have had mixed reactions.

Regardless of public opinion, "homosexual acts" are outlawed in Kenya and are punishable by up to five years in prison.