WATCH: Petting lion cubs not a good idea, here’s why

Team Udayavani, Oct 11, 2022, 1:17 PM IST

Image Courtesy: Instagram/@basit_ayan_2748

Petting a wild animal is like calling death closer. Wild animals are best suited and adjusted to the wild habitat and not a good idea to pet.

Proving this point, a video has now gone viral on social media, showing how a lion cub can be dangerous when you try to have a ‘cute moment’ with them.

A short video clip shared on Instagram by user @basit_ayan_2748 shows two lion cubs almost ferociously attacking a man when trying to cuddle them.

In the video, the lion cubs are seen sitting calmly on a car’s trunk. A man standing nearby tries to approach them closer and show his ‘love’ to them.

Within a couple of seconds, the cubs reacted aggressively and almost had a bite of his hand.

Fortunately, the man stepped back right in time.

Later, the cubs annoyed by his interference try to jump off the trunk and leave the spot.

 

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Although the video has got more than 2,76,000 views, it has drawn flack from internet users, urging them not to indulge in such dangerous acts as they were not toys.