There has been no shortage of toddler/animal videos at the zoo lately.
But, a recent video shows a 2-year-old year having a close call with a 400-pound lion at the Chiba Zoological Park in Japan.
When the toddler turned his back, the lion springs up and charges toward him, only to slam into the glass enclosure. According to Youtube, the glass display was installed in April to enable visitors to get a closer look at the lions.
“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,” Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA, told The Dodo.
Zookeepers told the local news station, News24 Japan, that the lion has a habit of frolicking when he sees small children because he wants to play with them.
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[Featured Image Credit: YouTube- Tu Bui Anh]
Scary Moment Lion Charges At Little Boy is an article from: LifeDaily
