A ZOO’S cock-up became the mane attraction when it advertised tickets for a “child predator tour”.

The blunder by for a new guided visitor experience to see its big cats and predators.

A screenshot of a website selling tickets for "The Predator Tour" with options for "Child Predator Tour" tickets.Chester Zoo sign gaffe invited families to a ‘child predator tour’ Credit: x.com/@MartynHolland People waiting in line to enter Chester Zoo.The zoo was innocently promoting tickets for a new guided visitor experience to see its big cats and predators Credit: Getty

But as Ben Endley discovers, it’s not the first time

Clothing tag with instructions including "REMOVE CHILD BEFORE WASHING".This is a bizarre reminder Credit: Supplied

COME clean! Who needs this bizarre reminder in their laundry instructions? Culprits definitely deserve a rinsing.

A handwritten sign taped to a window that reads "DON'T BEES OPEN OUTSIDE."This odd bee warning leaves passers-by scratching their head Credit: Supplied

YOU swat? Mangled bee warning leaves passers-by scratching their head when trying to read left to right.

A sign in a garden that reads "FLOWERS PRODUCE EGGS" with a caption below saying "NO, THEY DO NOT."Flowers do not produce eggs Credit: Supplied

THIS notice shows why commas are crucial. Without them, a simple farm-produce list becomes blooming baffling.

A sign in front of a bridge reads "BRIDE UNDER REPAIR" with a warning stripe around its edge.A confusing typo Credit: Supplied

BRIDE comes before a fall for whoever wrote this bridge notice. But pity the poor woman being worked on . . . 

A red sign on the side of a road that says "SIGN NOT IN USE".This sign is an oxymoron Credit: Supplied

THE last thing drivers need is a sign sending out mixed signals. Surely this had to be designed by an oxy-moron?

NINTCHDBPICT001107766067No laughing matter with this sign Credit: Supplied

IT’S no laughing matter, but hands up if you struggled to see the drowning stick man on this message board.

Sign reading "Women Kickboxing Kids" above a building.This sign is very punchy Credit: Supplied

MAYBE this advert for kickboxing classes was meant to sound punchy, but poor layout makes it a painful read.

Two pieces of cardboard with "BIG JUICY" and "WATER MELONS" spray-painted on them, attached to a dark grey fence.Jumbled up sign provides a chuckle Credit: Supplied

THIS hand-scrawled notice shows the fruits of someone’s labour, but its jumbled layout is ripe for a slagging.