VIDEO: Toddler Challenges Tiger for 'Paw-Punching' Contest, Check What Happened Next

What's better than friendly coexistence of animals and humans? A viral video of a friendly toddler with a tiger in a zoo has melted hearts of internet.

video reportedly comes from a zoo in eastern China. gigantic tiger is seen playfully responding to toddler's "paw-punching" through its enclosure.

heartwarming clip, from Huzhou, Zhejiang, is said to be from last year and has recently resurfaced online.

It captures a toddler slapping thin glass that separates him and tiger, with tiger reacting playfully, engaging in a 'paw-punching contest.'

wholesome clip, shared by Figen on X, is captioned, "Battle of hands."

video has clocked over 21.1M views and received numerous reactions.

One user wrote, "I'm almost believing that tiger was playing too."

"That's so funny...he's fighting back," anor commented.

A third called it "a newfound friendship."

" tiger understood assignment," a fourth user ded.