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THE WILD — When they say don't feed the wild animals, they really mean it.
But what about when the animals just take the food right from your lap without you offering? That's what happened to the man in this video who I'd say was pretty lucky to escape the encounter without injury.
In the clip, you see an antelope approaching a car in what looks like some type of safari park. As the antelope gets closer, you see a man reaching his arm out the car's open window to pet the animal.
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This kid’s reaction to riding a roller coaster for the first time is a perfect life metaphor.Within seconds, however, he learns this is a pretty bad idea. The antelope sticks its head right inside the window to grab some snacks off the driver's lap. When you're hungry, you do what you gotta do.
After he grabs the food, the antelope proceeds to just stand there casually chewing on the cardboard box like nothing out of the ordinary happened at all. And maybe for him nothing unusual had. But I think the family inside the car definitely learned that it's best to keep your windows rolled all the way up and your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times when large, potentially dangerous creatures are roaming nearby.
