#Chiba: Heart-stopping footage shows the moment a big cat attempted to pounce on little boy at a zoo in Chiba, Japan.Thankfully for all parties concerned, the lunging lion ends up harmlessly face-planting into its glass enclosure, unable to get to the boy in the yellow raincoat.
The clip begins with the two-year-old boy leaning up against the glass staring at the lion and when the toddler turns around the animal runs at speeds towards him.
Keepers at Chiba Zoological Park say the lion, that weighs around 185kg, acts this way whenever he sees small children, insisting that his reaction is a playful one, according to NTV News24.
Animal rights campaigner, Adam M. Roberts, CEO of non-profit organisation Born Free USA, disagrees.
“Lions are natural wild predators and the child in this video, especially when turning his back to the massive feline, becomes prey in the animal’s eyes,” the told The Dodo.
“The firm glass wall held the lion inside his enclosure, surely frustrating his innate instincts. But luckily for the family, if the barrier had not held the consequences could have been catastrophic.” by Agencies,
Bureau Report
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