Incredible moment hero tiger comes to zookeeper’s rescue to stop him being attacked by a leopard that was sneaking up behind him
Filmed at the Black Jaguar White Tiger sanctuary in Mexico, the dramatic has recently gone viral
A BIG cat handler avoids being savaged by a leopard after a heroic intervention by a tiger.
The dramatic clip shows animal conservationist Eduardo Serio playing with a group of lions at the Black Jaguar White Tiger sanctuary in Mexico.
However, as he pats the tummy of one of the predators, a leopard can be seen in the background stalking handler who has his back turned.
But as the spotted animal, whose name is Dharma, sprints towards Eduardo, a huge tiger leaps through the air and tackles the beast.
The hero tiger, named Aztlan, had been sitting in the shade behind its trusted handler before showing split second reactions.
Aztlan used incredible agility to catch Dharma and pin the leopard to the ground startling Eduardo.
The aggressive beast then became submissive as the handler gave the tiger a congratulatory pat and can be heard thanking it in Spanish.
Filmed at the sanctuary in Mexico City, the clip was uploaded to YouTube in October 2015 with the title: “The Kids Playing. Aztlan Saved Me From Dharma’s Attack.”
However, the astonishing footage recently went viral after being posted on popular site Reddit.
Some users have suggested that the leopard was only play fighting and that Eduardo was not actually in danger.
One poster wrote: “Don’t be fooled.The big tiger named Aztlan did not purposefully save some human….he was more likely interested in playing just as much as the leopard.”
Black Jaguar White Tiger has built a huge social media following featuring video clips showing Eduardo’s incredible relationships with rescued big cats.
The organisation’s has 5.6 million followers while their has nearly 2 million likes.
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