In a remarkable incident near Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, India, a man had a face-to-face encounter with a tiger while walking on a deserted road. The entire episode was captured on camera and has since gained widespread attention on social media. The video shows the man walking on the road when a tiger unexpectedly emerges from the bushes. In response, the man starts running in the opposite direction, but the tiger swiftly crosses the road in front of him. After a brief pause, the man resumes his walk, seemingly unharmed.
IFS officer Parveen Kaswan shared the video on Twitter, pondering whether the man is the luckiest alive, given the seemingly nonchalant attitude of the tiger. The footage has garnered over 500,000 views and numerous likes, with many expressing shock and relief that the man escaped unscathed.
Commentators on social media shared insights into tiger behaviour, noting that tigers generally avoid attacking humans unless they are man-eaters, feel threatened, or are tigresses with cubs.
