Easy, tiger! The moment a toddler mimicking big cats' roar at their zoo enclosure gets the shock of her life and turns tail when she hears the real thing

  • A video shows the two-year-old wandering around outside the enclosure
  • The tigers scare the child as they scrap when one wakes the other 
  • The toddler screams 'mummy!' as they pounce on each other at Dublin zoo

A two-year-old girl having fun mimicking a tiger's roar at Dublin Zoo got a fright when two of the big cats gave her a sample of the real thing.

The toddler's close encounter was captured on film by her mother, Linzi, and begins with her wandering next to the tigers' enclosure as two of the big cats snooze and prowl around inside.

She makes pretend tiger roars as she walks next to the perimeter glass. 

The footage starts with one of the tigers prowling around the enclosure and walking towards the second predator

The footage starts with one of the tigers prowling around the enclosure and walking towards the second predator

After growling at the approaching tiger, the two-year-old toddles up to the glass to watch as the big cat pounces on its sleeping friend

After growling at the approaching tiger, the two-year-old toddles up to the glass to watch as the big cat pounces on its sleeping friend

One of the tigers is asleep and, as the other approaches it, the young girl walks closer, roaring as she goes.

Suddenly, the tiger that's walking around pounces on the napping feline, which isn't at all happy at being disturbed.

It swipes at its friend's face and the pair roar loudly as they scrap.

The noise sends the little girl running in the opposite direction yelling 'mummy!'

Pouncing onto the snoozing beasts back, the first of the two predators seems taken aback when its friend leaps up and swipes at its face

Pouncing onto the snoozing beasts back, the first of the two predators seems taken aback when its friend leaps up and swipes at its face

 The napping tiger is not at all happy about being woken up

 The napping tiger is not at all happy about being woken up

Tiger mother: Screaming, the toddler runs back to her mother yelling 'mummy!' as the two big cats sort out their differences

Tiger mother: Screaming, the toddler runs back to her mother yelling 'mummy!' as the two big cats sort out their differences

Meanwhile, the now wide-awake tiger bares its teeth and, low to the ground, forces its tormentor backwards. 

By this point the two-year-old is begging her parents to leave the enclosure. 

The video, which was uploaded to Storyful has been viewed more than 42,000 times, concludes with the second tiger, who now appears to be oblivious to the situation, having a drink from the lake before walking up to higher ground.

The little girl was visiting the zoo with her mother and father, Ger.

The angry predator continuously swipes at its friends face following the rude awakening in Dublin

The angry predator continuously swipes at its friends face following the rude awakening in Dublin

The video, which has been viewed more than 42,000 times since it was uploaded, concludes with the second tiger, who now appears to be oblivious to the situation, having a drink from the lake

The video, which has been viewed more than 42,000 times since it was uploaded, concludes with the second tiger, who now appears to be oblivious to the situation, having a drink from the lake

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