Tiger drinks water from the middle of the road, halts traffic. Watch

IFS officer shared a video of a tiger drinking water from the middle of a road. The clip also shows how people have stopped the traffic for the wild cat.

Lately, there have been multiple occurrences of human-wildlife interactions. These instances range from animals wandering into hospitals to even entering someone's house. Such occurrences can often turn into a dangerous situation for both the human and the animal. So, one is often advised to proceed cautiously when near wild animals. Now, a video showing the same has taken over social media. The viral clip shows people halting traffic when a tiger was seen drinking water in the middle of the road.

Tiger drinks water from the middle of a road. (Twitter/@ParveenKaswan)

"The road stopper!! From Katarniaghat WLS," wrote Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan. He originally credited the video to IFS Akash Deep Badhawan, who informed on Twitter that a Range Officer shot the video in Katarniaghat in the buffer area of the sanctuary. The clip shows a tiger drinking water in the middle of the road. On both sides of the path, the traffic has been halted to ensure the safety of the big cat.

Take a look at the video below:

An individual wrote, "Responsible human beings maintaining a safe distance for themselves and the beautiful jungle beast." Another added, "Thank God nobody troubled him." A third shared, "More impressive is the respectful distance of the vehicles!"