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Chiara Fiorillo

Idiotic tourist steps out of car to film lions at South African wildlife reserve

A reckless tourist got out of his car during a safari to film lions at a wildlife reserve in South Africa.

The scene was caught on camera by another tourist near Orpen Rest Camp at Kruger National Park on October 1.

The clip shows two lions walking in the road as tourists in surrounding cars take pictures.

At some point, a man steps out of his car to and stands to take pictures of the animals.

The person taking the video sounds shocked as she captures the dangerous act on camera.

A vehicle then arrives and stops next to the man to tell him off for his behaviour.

Visitors at the reserve are not allowed to get out of their cars when watching animals for safety reasons.

Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in South Africa.

It is home not only to the Big Five (lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos) but also hundreds of other mammals and birds.

The footage emerged just weeks after a woman was climbing a lion enclosure at the Bronx Zoo in New York.

Visitors saw her waving her hands and dancing in front of the animal after bypassing a safety barrier.

The woman was escorted out of the zoo following the incident, according to CBS News .

A spokesperson of Bronx Zoo said: "Barriers and rules are in place to keep both visitors, staff and animals safe.

"We have a zero tolerance policy on trespass and violation of barriers."

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