{"id":122759,"date":"2021-04-27T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=122759"},"modified":"2021-04-27T11:29:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:29:35","slug":"terrifying-moment-siberian-tiger-launches-itself-at-car-and-knocks-over-farm-worker-as-it-terrorises-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/terrifying-moment-siberian-tiger-launches-itself-at-car-and-knocks-over-farm-worker-as-it-terrorises-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrifying moment Siberian tiger launches itself at car and knocks over farm worker as it terrorises village"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHOCKING footage shows the moment a Siberian tiger wreaked havoc in a village in China as it launched itself at a car and pounced on a woman in a field.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The endangered wild animal was caught on camera terrorising the village of Linhu – with police forced to evacuate the area.<\/p>\n


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The ferocious beast was spotted dozing next to an electricity transformer in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, with an awe-struck crowd gathering to see the rare tiger, according to state media.<\/p>\n

But when a car started nearby the 225kg male shot off into the village, causing police to evacuate the area as they and forestry officials endured an hours-long stand-off with the wild cat.<\/p>\n

As it prowled through the village stalked by a cop car, the powerful tiger attacked a passing vehicle, smashing the window as the terrified driver and passenger tried to get away.<\/p>\n

"It was too late for us to drive away, the tiger came straight at us and broke the window," the car's driver told state broadcaster CGTN.<\/p>\n

Further footage, from a drone, later showed the predator – a two or three-year-old male – racing through a field where it knocked over and injured farm worker Li Chunxiang.<\/p>\n

"I was dumbfounded," she said.<\/p>\n


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Some 12 hours after the tiger was initially seen in the area on Friday, officials had the tiger cornered by 6pm.<\/p>\n

They sedated the huge animal – now named Wandashan No 1 after a local mountain – with tranquilliser darts.<\/p>\n

Footage showed the knocked-out animal later lying motionless in woodland after dark, surrounded by men with flashlights wrapping it in a plastic sheet.<\/p>\n

The tiger will be kept for 45 days so that scientists can collect DNA for analysis, to find other whether it came over the Russian border.<\/p>\n

Poaching coupled with forest destruction has driven the Siberian tiger to the brink of extinction.<\/p>\n

There are only around 450 Siberian (or Amur) tigers left in the wild and, according to the World Wildlife Foundation, there are only 20 in northeast China.<\/p>\n

They are the largest wild cats in the world, and can grew to almost 11ft.<\/p>\n

The endangered beasts are renowned for their power and strength and will travel miles to capture prey. <\/p>\n

Though they tend to stick to feasting on elk and wild boar, a few do become "dangerous maneaters", according to National Geographic. <\/p>\n

Siberian tigers can eat as much as 60 pounds in one night.<\/p>\n


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