Video shared on Telegram shows the moment the man encounters the wild cat on a snow-covered road in Primorye, Russia last week.
Instead of rushing off in fear, the unidentified mam firmly stands his ground and unleashes a wave of profanities at the creature as it walks towards him.
‘****, where are you going,’ the man shouts in Russian, adding: ‘B****, standing and watching.’
The tiger, apparently reacting to the man’s foul language, hesitates for a moment before it slowly retreats into the forest.
The Moscow Times confirms that at least three people have been mauled to death by wild Siberian tigers this winter in Russia’s far east Primorye and Khabarovsk regions.
The World’s Largest Cat
The Siberian tiger is the world’s largest cat, but with only an estimated 400 left in the wild, the species is considered endangered.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has long fought for efforts to protect the species and even established a foundation for their conservation in 2013.
