Video: Lioness tries to pounce on toddler through glass enclosure

Video: Lioness tries to pounce on toddler through glass enclosure

A video, showing a lioness wanting to gobble a young child through a glass enclosure has gone viral. 

A lioness opens her mouth widely as she tries to bite a child through the glass enclosure
A lioness opens her mouth widely as she tries to bite a child through the glass enclosure/Instagram Screenshot/Pubity

Visiting wildlife conservation parks and safaris is a popular tourist attraction in South Africa and Africa. While it may be exciting and enthralling, it can also be intensely dangerous. 

A video from 2023 that has resurfaced on social media shows the creepiest incident, in which a family visited a zoo in China. The lions were kept inside a glass enclosure, and the family thought it would be a great photo opportunity for their young son. 

The little boy was happy to pose for a picture as he confidently stood in front of the glass enclosuer. 

As the family took pictures of him, the lioness suddenly became intrigued and started scratching the glass in an attempt to get to the boy. It was a scary moment because all that stood between the two was the glass. 

The lioness then opened her mouth and tried biting the boy's head through the glass. The boy was oblivious to what was happening behind him as his parents captured the momnent. 

Watch the video below from Instagram

A mother commented, "As a mum, I couldn't bear to watch this, let alone keep my child there for a moment, although the child might still be safe. Everything within me was screaming."

We don't know what triggered the lioness, but it was surprising to see her do this instead of the male lion. 

The rest of the comments were focused on how animals shouldn't be kept in zoos for human entertainment. 

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