'You're gonna hear me roar!' Adorable toddler dressed in a lion costume tries to imitate ferocious beast but instead sounds like a cuddly cub in hilarious video 

  • A viral video of a baby dressed as a lion has been viewed 7.2million times
  • In the clip, a woman tries to show the adorable toddler how to roar 
  • The baby makes his best attempt and responds with a soft 'ahh' noise 

By Kalhan Rosenblatt For Dailymail.com

Published: 10:07 EST, 4 November 2016 | Updated: 10:39 EST, 4 November 2016

A little boy dressed in a lion costume showed off his roar - but his hilarious attempt proves he'll need a lot more practice before he becomes king of the jungle.

The video of the adorable cub has been viewed on Facebook more than 7.2million times and liked and shared more than 126,000 times. 

In the clip, a little boy dressed in a lion costume sits on a table and looks at the camera.

This toddler tried to roar for the first time after a woman filming him showed him how it's done

Behind the camera, a woman looks at the toddler and tries to show him how to roar.

The woman gives off a fierce lion impression and the boy looks at the woman, studying her perfect imitation.

Then it's the toddler's turn. 

He takes a breath and lets out a hilariously soft: 'Ahh!'

The woman behind the camera bursts out laughing at the roar attempt gone adorably wrong. 

Then it's the toddler's turn. He takes a breath and lets out a hilariously soft: 'Ahh!' The video has captured the hearts of 7.2million viewers 

The clip has captured the hearts of millions of viewers on Facebook, who had similar reactions to the woman's hysterical laughter.

'I'm not wild about babies but this somewhat melted my heart,' one person wrote on the video. 

Another posted: 'I want hundreds of kids like this!'

'This is so cute! Aw, look at that adorable lion cub,' another person wrote.  

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