Terrifying moment cheetah slams into window when it tries to pounce on a seven-month-old baby in safari lodge

 This is the terrifying moment a cheetah slammed into a window when it tried to attack a seven-month-old baby inside a safari lodge. 

The child, named Otto, was filmed looking out of a large window at the £490-a-night Cheetah Safari Lodge at West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire.

In the footage, Otto appears to spot something in the pitch blackness as he stares out of the window.

A few moments later a cheetah suddenly pounces - but is thwarted by the reinforced glass, hitting it with a thud. The child, named Otto, was filmed looking out of a large window at the £490-a-night Cheetah Safari Lodge at West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire on January 29

The child, named Otto, was filmed looking out of a large window at the £490-a-night Cheetah Safari Lodge at West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire on January 29

He appears to spot something in the pitch black darkness as he stares out of the window and after a few moments a cheetah suddenly pounces without warning - but thuds into the reinforced glass

He appears to spot something in the pitch black darkness as he stares out of the window and after a few moments a cheetah suddenly pounces without warning - but thuds into the reinforced glass

The footage, taken on January 29, shows Otto apparently unfazed as he continues watching the big cat. 

The animal can then be seen turning around to face the child as his father Ben Millner films the incredible face-to-face encounter on his phone.

Mr Millner said: 'My son was crawling in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the safari lodge we had rented. 

'Out in the black of night, my son seemed to sense something was there. Seconds passed by, then from the dark, a cheetah crashed into the window in front of him. Luckily the reinforced glass held.'   

The big cat can then be seen turning around to face the child as his father Ben Millner films the incredible face-to-face encounter on his phone

The big cat can then be seen turning around to face the child as his father Ben Millner films the incredible face-to-face encounter on his phone

The cheetah - coloured to blend in perfectly to the dry grasslands of African and capable of reaching speeds exceeding 70mph - is considered one of the world's greatest predators.

Using a mixture of cunning, stealth and sheer speed, it stalks its prey to within a few hundred yards before chasing it down, tripping it with its paws, and biting into its throat.

Asrael and Bappe are the two resident cheetahs at West Midlands Safari Park. They arrived in 2020 from Montpellier Zoo in southern France and have a large enclosure, which can be seen from the panoramic windows in the safari lodges. 

 


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