VIDEO: Toddler Challenges Tiger for 'Paw-Punching' Contest, Check What Happened Next

What's better than the friendly coexistence of animals and humans? A viral video of a friendly toddler with a tiger in a zoo has melted the hearts of the internet.

The video reportedly comes from a zoo in eastern China. The gigantic tiger is seen playfully responding to the toddler's "paw-punching" through its enclosure.

The heartwarming clip, from Huzhou, Zhejiang, is said to be from last year and has recently resurfaced online.

It captures a toddler slapping the thin glass that separates him and the tiger, with the tiger reacting playfully, engaging in a 'paw-punching contest.'

The wholesome clip, shared by Figen on X, is captioned, "Battle of the hands."

The video has clocked over 21.1M views and received numerous reactions.

One user wrote, "I'm almost believing that the tiger was playing too."

"That's so funny...he's fighting back," another commented.

A third called it "a newfound friendship."

"The tiger understood the assignment," a fourth user added.