A video showing a tourist being attacked by a tiger while trying to take a photo with it at an animal attraction park in Thailand has been circulating online.
The clip, uploaded by user @sidhshuk on X on Thursday (29 May), has since garnered 3.7 million views and over 1,000 comments.
The user described the park as one that treats tigers like “pets”, allowing visitors to get close for photos and interactions.
The video shows the tourist holding the chain leash of a tiger as he walks beside it, with a trainer following closely behind.
He then stops and kneels next to the tiger, while the trainer appears to prod the animal with a stick, presumably to make it sit.
Source: @sidhshuk on X
Seemingly provoked, the tiger suddenly lunges and attacks the tourist.
Source: @sidhshuk on X
Screams are heard for about 10 seconds before the video cuts off abruptly.
In a reply to a comment, the original poster (OP) claimed that the tourist allegedly escaped with only minor injuries.
While some expressed concern for the tourist involved in the tiger attack, many others highlighted the mistreatment of wild animals kept in such conditions.
One user acknowledged that the tourist may not have been at fault, noting that the larger issue lies in how tigers are kept and allowed to interact with the public.
Source: @sidhshuk on X
“Tigers are not pets,” another wrote bluntly.
Source: @sidhshuk on X
A viewer questioned whether the trainer had struck the tiger with a stick, prompting someone to reply that such actions are “normal” in places like these.
Source: @sidhshuk on X
Another user pointed out that cats, in general, dislike being touched on their lower back.
“This man was petting the tiger continuously [near the] mentioned body area which must have frustrated the tiger,” they added.
Source: @sidhshuk on X
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Featured image adapted from @sidhshuk on X.