big scare The park wanted to stage the two animals to wish a happy new year to all Chinese
The Chinese New Year began on January 22, 2023. (Illustration) — DHF/WENN.COM/SIPA
The rabbit and the tiger: it’s not a fable by La Fontaine but a failed encounter, at the end of the day. the occasion of the Chinese New Year. Lifen Zoo has indeed decided to to stage the passing of the baton between the two animals this week, as the rabbit succeeds the tiger in the Chinese calendar of 2023. In a video that has gone viral on social networks, we can thus see the feline attacking the little white ball, creating panic among park employees.
Chinese Zoo held a ceremony to transition from the Year of the Tiger to the Year of the Rabbit.
The rabbit is OK. pic.twitter.com/ITWLVUivlF
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The latter attempted to bring the two animals together for a symbolic passage to the Year of the Rabbit, says NewsWeek. But it was quite predictable that this initiative would turn into a fiasco. Faithful to its predatory instinct, the baby tiger quickly settled down on the small beast held by a trainer, before jumping on it. In the sequence shared on Twitter in particular, we can even hear cries at the time of the attack.
The rabbit is fine
But according to the zoo, the rabbit has not been injured and is doing well. The Huffington Post clarifies that the staff turned another video in which a safe distance has been established between the two animals. The two employees were able to wish a happy new year to the Chinese population, without incident this time.
The Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year) has begun. Sunday, for 40 days of festivities. While most countries in the world use the Gregorian calendar, some Asian countries have their holidays governed by the traditional lunisolar calendar. Each year, an animal of the Chinese zodiac is brought to life. honor.