Children at the zoo: funny things and tragedies (8 photos + 11 videos)

A trip to the zoo is a traditional family entertainment, especially for families with small children. But do not forget that there is always danger near a predator.

The lion tried to attack the child

Good thing there was glass! Please note: at first the predator hid, and when the child turned his back to him, he tried to attack.

Grizzly broke the glass

Yes, durable safety glass protects us from wild animals at the zoo. But anything can happen.

According to eyewitnesses, the bear took a 20-kilogram cobblestone and began to methodically hammer away at the glass fence.

He managed to damage only one of the five layers, but that’s a fact! Zoo staff reassured visitors, saying that this is just a very playful grizzly bear, he constantly throws something - either fish, logs, or stones.

The lioness's fruitless attempts to devour the baby

The hunting instinct has not been canceled.

A llama scared a boy to tears at a safari park.

This is what happens when you decide to feed a hungry llama. Well, good thing it's not a lion. We also hope that parents have money for a psychotherapist for their child.

Do you think only bears can break glass at the zoo?

Vicious gorillas are also quite dangerous. This one, for example, clearly didn’t like the attention of the little spectator

Sometimes the unexpected happens

For example, three rhinoceroses tried to escape in an Israeli safari park

The animals took advantage of the fact that the guard had fallen asleep and made a desperate dash for freedom. Fortunately, they did not have time to trample anyone - more vigilant park employees managed to return the fugitives to the pen.

Unfortunately, sometimes real tragedies happen in zoos.

In 2012, at the Pittsburgh Zoo, a two-year-old child fell into an enclosure with wild dogs and was mauled by them.

And sometimes real miracles happen

In 1986, a boy carelessly fell into a gorilla enclosure, breaking his head and breaking his arm.

A male gorilla named Jumbo approached him, touched him, and then sat down next to him to guard him from other gorillas while the boy was rescued by zoo staff.

Giraffe scared the baby

Parents sometimes don't understand what they are doing. Let's feed this wonderful giraffe, they said. Yes, he has such a huge tongue that it would scare an adult, let alone a child!

Another video from the series “a predator is trying to eat my child through glass, that’s hilarious”

It's supposed to be very funny.

And this is how animals show what they think about those who stare at them through the bars

The most famous story about a child falling into an enclosure is the story of how the gorilla Harambe was shot at the Cincinnati Zoo.

This happened on May 28, 2016. A three-year-old boy fell into the gorilla's enclosure and his mother couldn't keep an eye on him. Zoo staff decided to shoot the animal. The boy survived.