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This is the remarkable moment when a tiger
bowed its head and placed a paw up to the hand of a small girl.
Photographer Dyrk Daniels
noticed the 370lb Golden Bengal Tiger had taken an interest in the
child,
who was leaning against his glass enclosure.
As the tiger, called Taj, headed
over to her, Mr Daniels got his camera ready, expecting him to snarl
and bang against the glass.
‘I noticed that Taj had taken an
interest in the girl and was heading towards her.
‘I thought for certain that the
little girl would need therapy after the encounter and fear cats for
the rest of her life.
‘I could not believe my eyes
when Taj approached the girl, bowed his head and then placed his huge
right paw
exactly in front of where the little girl’s left hand was.
‘It was incredible to watch. Taj
let down his right paw, rubbed his cheek against the glass where the
little girl’s face was and moved off.’
Far from being scared, the
little girl was so excited that she started clapping as she walked back
afterwards towards her mother.
‘I have never seen such
tenderness from such a large predator,’ Mr Daniels said.