Zookeepers often form incredible relationships with the animals that they care for, no matter how dangerous or vicious. And occasionally, those animals take these humans in as their own and treat them like family.
Eduardo Serio is a zookeeper at The Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation, and while most people would panic if surrounded by deadly big cats like lions, tigers, and leopards, Serio is completely at ease since he’s dedicated his life to caring for and bonding with these incredible animals.
One afternoon, Serio was spending some time with a group of lions in the Mexico City park, and as usual, he was being treated like a member of the pack. However, no matter how comfortable Serio is with these animals, they are still predators and could easily kill him.
In the video, Serio seems to forget about how much danger he’s putting himself in, and lets himself become distracted as he plays with one of the white lions. As he plays, Dharma the leopard can be seen stalking Serio and preparing to attack.
Incredibly, however, Aztlan the tiger has been watching the attack unfold, and as Dharma springs towards Serio, he pounces up and knocks Dharma out of the way to save their keeper.
Some viewers believe Dharma was only playing around, however, even his playing could be deadly to a human, which is why the zookeeper thanks Aztlan for defending him.
Watch the entire video below to see the amazing moment this tiger protects their distracted keeper.
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[Featured image: Youtube/The Black Jaguar White Tiger Foundation]
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