In the video, the boy and a lion observe each other for a moment. The moment the boy turns his back on it, the lion charges at him.
The lion — weighing over 180kg — ends up slamming onto the glass barrier with all of his enormous weight.
The lion can be seen scrambling after the collision, as if a little confused. What is remarkable, though, is that the toddler doesn’t seem terrified by the almost-encounter with the king of the jungle, just a little bit startled.
The zookeepers explained that the lion often gets excited upon seeing children and reacts out of a friendly instinct
