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Published 16:26 IST, May 24th 2020

Africa: Lioness opens door of a safari car, netizens say 'lovely but scary'

A clip of a lioness opening the door of Safari car has left people with goosebumps. The incident happened when family was watching a group of lionesses.

Reported by: Riya Baibhawi
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A clip of a lioness opening the door of Safari car has left people with goosebumps. The bone-chilling incident happened when a  family was watching a group of lionesses from their safari car in Africa. However, in a surprising move, one lioness got up and eventually moved towards the car. According to the clip, the lioness successfully managed to open the unlocked door of the car.

'Maintain safe distance from animals' 

However, before the lioness could do anything, one of the passengers managed to shut it and lock it. The video was recently shared on Twitter by IFS officer Susanta Nanda who warned people that this could happen with anyone and asked them to maintain a safe distance from wild animals.

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Since shared the video has received over 17 thousand overs and over one thousand likes. Netizens also took the opportunity to dish out their opinion on the incident. 

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Recently, an act of selfless love by another one from the species won everybody's heart. In a video that surfaced online, a lioness can be seen helping her cub cross a narrow stream. The video shows a family of lions crossing a narrow stream in Gir National Park. While several cubs managed to cross the stream on their own, the lioness noticed the one who appeared a little scared to do so. The mother lioness jumped off the stream, picked the little cub in its mouth and brought it to the other side. 

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Indian Forest Officer Susanta Nanda shared the video on Twitter. Netizens were left amazed by the care shown by the mother in the video. Several netizens dropped in comments to say that they loved the video. "Wonderful video," a user wrote. The video has collected a ton of reactions on Twitter.

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16:26 IST, May 24th 2020