Most of us love visiting the zoo or ecological parks with our kids. But sometimes a casual day out can turn into an adventurous one, giving us a memory for a lifetime. Remember how a woman’s hair was stroked by a bear when she was visiting an ecological park in Mexico? Well, this little boy also had a close encounter with a tiger and that, I am sure, he is going to remember for the rest of his life.
A little boy Sean was on a regular trip to a zoo in Dublin with his father when this terrifying incident took place. Seven-year-old Sean, like a regular tourist, was posing to click a picture with the tiger in front of his cage when the sneaky big cat pounced at him, reported The Daily Mail. The lad had his back to the tiger when the tiger lunged at him.
The tiger first stalked the boy. He then slowly approached the young lad, eyeing him. When the boy turned to look at him, the tiger froze, reported Irish Mirror.
But as soon as Sean turned to face the camera, the tiger ran to attack him, but slammed his head at the glass wall.
Luckily, the child was saved by the glass enclosure the tiger was in.
The boy’s father Rob luckily captured the terrifying, yet fascinating moment on his camera. The nerve-wracking video that was shared on Twitter by him went viral in a jiffy.
My son was on the menu in Dublin Zoo today #raar pic.twitter.com/stw2dHe93g
— RobC (@r0bc) December 22, 2019
People on the internet were intrigued by the scary footage of the horrifying encounter.
Oh my God 😳😳😳
— Jenny Moyles (@JennyMoyles) December 22, 2019
Wow #raar that would frighten the bejeez out of ye
— No Road Through St Catherine's Park 🌳 (@NoRoadStCsPark) December 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/ShadwellJones/status/1209030534162210816
Jesus I just don’t know if Id have the heart I nearly died just watching that 😰ðŸ¤ðŸ˜…
— Kirstie Catherwood (@kirsty_0902) December 23, 2019
Terrifying and amazing all in one!
— Just Ruth (@RuthyMcDonagh) December 22, 2019
— Gem (@gemmacaddell86) December 22, 2019
Putting a lot of faith in that glass
— Stephen Priestley (@djpugsleeds) December 22, 2019
Tiger's head is gonna hurt tomorrow, solid headbutt to the glass
— Cian 🇮🇪 (@CianMulveen) December 22, 2019
Similar happened to us a few years ago, but son turned around (after seeing my face probably 🤣) . Thank god that glass is so thick! pic.twitter.com/xmgqffx5KT
— Adele O'Neill (@01adele1) December 22, 2019
Sean wanted to click a picture with the tiger in the background. Well, even though he got what he wanted, we are just glad there was a glass wall between them.