Screengrab from a video that shows a little girl who tries to hug ostrich during safari ride.[Twitter@nowthisnews]
Little kids are known to be fearless of things in comparison to adults, who try to refrain from things and are careful about every other activity. Starting from playing with animals to carrying out a few unusual stunts at play or at home, small kids act more bravely, remaining unconscious of the dangers that their acts can pose. This was proved in an incident that was recently witnessed at an animal park when a 3-year-old child tried to hug an ostrich while feeding it. Ostriches which are known for their violent behaviour if disturbed or annoyed, however, failed to scare the little girl who grabbed its neck and tried to hug it from her car. A video of the same has been shared on social media by a handle named, Now This, where the girl can be seen seated in a vehicle as she went to the Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo with her family.
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In the 30-second video, the girl can be seen feeding the birds with food in her hand following which she forcefully grabs the neck of one of them and tries to hug it, while the ostrich tries to refrain from the same as it was just interested in the food. Her parents, who were quite surprised by the girl’s brave move, also recorded a video of the same.
Speaking on the same, Tabatha Lynn Collins, the mother of the three-year-old girl Emma Grace Camp, said that her daughter is quite fond of animals and they are regular visitors to the park.
“We are all scared of ostriches but not her. She keeps saying that she wanted to hug the hungry bird and she did, leaving us all stunned”, she added.
Social media divided over the girl’s move during the safari ride
The now-viral video has so far garnered over 32k views and around 154 likes. It has also invited divided reactions on the internet as many went on to criticise the parents for not stopping their daughter from manhandling the bird, while some also cracked jokes on the same.
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Notably, the safari park’s website specifies that resident ostriches and emus are not aggressive and are safe as they simply look for food from visitors.
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