Selfie gone wild: Indian attacked by tiger while posing for photo – watch video

A person was brutally attacked by the tiger (Video credit: X/Sidharth Shukla)

An Indian man was brutally attacked by a tiger at an Animal Park in Thailand. The stunning incident was recorded and shared throughout a number of platforms in social media. The video has gathered widespread reactions from a number of social media customers and have reignited the controversy of animal cruelty and wildlife ethics. In the video, a person is seen strolling beside a tiger. He all of the sudden stopped and tried to take a selfie with the animal. However, the tiger turned aggressive and attacked him. Another individual, who seemed to be an animal caregiver, rapidly stepped in and tried to regulate the tiger. The man suffered minor accidents within the incident.The video was shared on X by an consumer Sidharth Shukla on May 29. In the caption, the consumer wrote, ” This is one of those paces where they keep tigers like pets and people can take selfies, feed them etc.” Within hours of being posted, the video bought greater than 2 million views drawing stunning response and large criticism from customers.Reacting to the incident, a netizen commented, ” My immediate reaction to this video was a chilling realization: that could have been me! This chilling video exposes a dangerous trend: many Indian tourists are lured into risky photo-ops with tigers in Thailand, often due to relentless peer pressure.”One of the consumer claimed that this incident occurred in Tiger Kingdom, Phuket. She added that on the ticket counter the authorities make the guests signal an endeavor of waiver of their duty in case of any animal assault.Another consumer mentioned that tigers do not like getting touched at their decrease again and the person was constantly petting the tiger at decrease again. This should have pissed off the tiger.