Sofia Walker may be the bravest little girl ever to have visited the Wellington Zoo in New Zealand, but the 3-year-old's recent stare-down with a large African lion was undoubtedly unnerving to her her mother, who was watching from nearby. To be sure, not many adults could maintain this kind of poise with the King of Beasts a mere inches away, face to face, pawing at the glass in flurries. Sofia had climbed onto a small platform in front of where the lion was beginning to feed. "He walked up to the glass and this is the surprise reaction," said her father, Julian. "This went on for five minutes and I'm very proud of my daughter." Would you be this brave?
Bloggers and news sites have compared the video of three-year-old Sofia
Walker facing down the giant cat to a modern-day Narnia, praising the little
girl for her courage.
The footage shows the toddler facing down Wellington's Zoo's male lion Malik,
as he paws at thick glass to try to scare her away from his food.
Sofia, unfazed, continues to stand on the viewing platform throughout the
performance, only pausing to ask her mother a question.
"What's he telling me mama", Sofia asks. Her mother replies "He's telling you
to get down."
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