India is home to nearly 70 percent of the total tiger population in the world. However, despite having so many tigers, we rarely expect them to show up whenever we are crossing a forest area. Have you ever noticed that we never think about dangerous animals showing up and just expect a harmless fox or two?
But, life throws curveballs at sometimes just for shits and giggles and our worst nightmares can come true.
This is exactly what happened to these men who were crossing a jungle in on their bike when they came face-to-face with two unlikely companions- two full-grown tigers. As reported by Times Now, the video was shot at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.
In a video which has since gone viral, the two men can be seen experiencing the bone-chilling incident as they stop short on their tracks and are being circled by the two beasts. The video is allegedly taken by the passengers of a car nearby who are can be heard reasonably panicked.
The passengers in the car are arguing whether to move their car near the bikers as they fear that any movement could cause the Tigers to become hostile and attack.
In the 4-minute video, the bikers can be seen absolutely still as the car passengers alert them about the position of the tigers. However, the Tigers just seem curious and one of them doesn’t even move from its position near the bike.
You can watch the entire nail-biting encounter here:
There is no doubt that the presence of mind of the car passengers saved the bikers from being mauled to death. We hope that this incident will enable people to be a little more careful when it comes to protected reserves.