Lion attempts to POUNCE on little boy but slams into glass <br />Lion hits glass trying to get little boy <br />Camera catches zoo lion lunging at toddler and face-planting on glass wall <br />Lion at Japan zoo tries to paw boy through glass <br />WATCH: Boy has close encounter with lion at zoo <br />Lion smashes against glass enclosure at Japan zoo after staring contest with boy <br /> <br />ZOO NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - If you own a cat, you know that they crouch down and pounce while playing. <br /> <br />The same thing was caught on tape, but with a much larger cat - a 400 pound lion at a zoo in Chiba, Japan. <br /> <br />A two-year-old boy got a very close encounter when the lion lunged, after the boy turned his back. <br /> <br />The good news is that a glass wall was separating the two when the lion pounced, smashing his face into the wall. <br /> <br />The glass wall is only about a month old, allowing lions to see their human visitors more closely than ever before. <br /> <br />Zookeepers say the lion acts similarly each time he sees a small child, and simply wants to play with them. <br /> <br />Do you think the lion was just playing? <br /> <br />Either way, it's a good thing that glass wall is thick! <br /> <br />Meanwhile, at a Belgium zoo, the birth of a baby panda, which looks more like a hairless rat, is being called a miracle. <br /> <br />Just three months after announcing that mother panda Hao Hao was inseminated, she was seen carrying her tiny newborn cub in her mouth. <br /> <br />Officials at Pairi Daiza Zoo say less than 2,000 pandas remain in the wild, and that panda births in captivity are very rare. <br /> <br />Finally, an orphaned baby gorilla at the Louisville Kentucky Zoo is searching for a new mom. <br /> <br />3-month-old Kindi weighs just six-and-a-half pounds. <br /> <br />Her mother died during her birth, so zookeepers wear a furry gorilla vest while feeding and playing with Kindi, . <br /> <br />"She's reaching a lot of milestones. She has two teeth now, and we wear a furry vest all the time, and we're trying to have her learn what it's like to be a gorilla," said Zoo Assistant Mammal Curator Jill Kakta. <br /> <br />The zoo staff stays with Kindi 24 hours a day, hoping that one of their female gorillas can soon become her surrogate mom. <br /> <br />It's a scene that wouldn't look out of place in a game of 'What's the time Mr. Wolf'. <br />A heart-stopping video from Chiba, Japan shows a little boy turning his back on a lion enclosure only for the cat to charge forward and pounce - only stopped by the glass wall. <br />The adorable tot, just two-years-old can be seen watching the male lion crouching by the rock at the back of the large class-enclosed space. <br /> <br /> <br />Remarkably the boy doesn't run away, he simply spins around to face the lion, his hand held out as he stumbles backward. <br />Maybe in his childish innocence he thought the big cat was just trying to come and play. <br />According to zookeepers the lion reportedly weighs more than 400lbs. They claim he often gets excited when he sees small children and wants to play with them. <br /> <br /> <br />The glass display was set up in April to enable visitors to get a closer look at the majestic animals. <br />Online commentators have been astounded at the footage. <br />'It's an amazing video. Just the instinct of the lion as soon the kid's back was turned. Just goes to show you...' <br /> <br /> <br />The lion had been locked in a staring contest with the youngster but when the two-year-old looked away the big cat pounced <br /> <br />WATCH: A lion at a zoo in Japan reacts after a starring contest with a two-year-old boy. <br />Behind you! Terrifying moment lion roars towards a tiny toddler but slams into the glass of its zoo enclosure <br />Enormous lion POUNCES at two-year-old boy in zoo after youngster turns his back but smashes headfirst into glass <br />Close encounter: Zoo lion runs into glass in effort to 'play with' young boy <br />Lion slams into glass trying to pounce on toddler at zoo <br />Wow! Glass saves toddler from lion's attack in Japan <br />HAVE YOU SEEN THIS: Zoo scare between lion & young boy <br />Lion charges and pounces on little boy in zoo – but smashes into glass <br />Lion Pounces and Roars at 2-Year-Old Boy Before Slamming Face-First Into Glass <br />Tag:Lion,Boy,Glass, paw,POUNCE, slam <br />Category <br />People & Blogs
