In a horrifying video caught on camera, an animal trainer was attacked and mauled by a tiger inside a cage during a family circus show in Leece, Italy.
In a 45-second clip, now viral on social media, Ivan Orfei, 31, is seen concentrating on a tiger atop a metal ring when he is ambushed from behind by another big cat who first bites his leg and then mauls him down and proceeds to bite him on his neck.
The tiger slowly sneaked up behind the trainer and took him by surprise attacking him, as the crowd yells in horror and Orfei tries to free himself from the clutches of the predator.
Orfei’s assistant rushes to the stage with table to scare the animal off and then the trainer is taken to a hospital where he is being treated for his critical injuries.
Watch the shocking video here:
Orfei is stable and his injuries are not life threatening, reports say, adding that the tiger will be examined by a veterinarian.
Animals, especially the wild ones, have attacked their trainers in the past as well although most times adequate safety measures are in place to avoid such incidents.
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