Cheetah slams into window when it tries to pounce on seven-month-old baby in safari lodge
- 2 years ago
This is the terrifying moment a cheetah slammed into a window when it tried to attack a seven-month-old baby inside a safari lodge.
The child, named Otto, was filmed looking out of a large window at the £490-a-night Cheetah Safari Lodge at West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire.In the footage, Otto appears to spot something in the pitch blackness as he stares out of the window.
A few moments later a cheetah suddenly pounces - but is thwarted by the reinforced glass, hitting it with a thud. The footage, taken on January 29, shows Otto apparently unfazed as he continues watching the big cat.
The animal can then be seen turning around to face the child as his father Ben Millner films the incredible face-to-face encounter on his phone.
Mr Millner said: 'My son was crawling in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the safari lodge we had rented.
'Out in the black of night, my son seemed to sense something was there. Seconds passed by, then from the dark, a cheetah crashed into the window in front of him. Luckily the reinforced glass held.'
The child, named Otto, was filmed looking out of a large window at the £490-a-night Cheetah Safari Lodge at West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire.In the footage, Otto appears to spot something in the pitch blackness as he stares out of the window.
A few moments later a cheetah suddenly pounces - but is thwarted by the reinforced glass, hitting it with a thud. The footage, taken on January 29, shows Otto apparently unfazed as he continues watching the big cat.
The animal can then be seen turning around to face the child as his father Ben Millner films the incredible face-to-face encounter on his phone.
Mr Millner said: 'My son was crawling in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the safari lodge we had rented.
'Out in the black of night, my son seemed to sense something was there. Seconds passed by, then from the dark, a cheetah crashed into the window in front of him. Luckily the reinforced glass held.'