Tiger rests on Pilibhit village wall, becomes a spectacle for onlookers

A tigress strayed into a quiet village in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh, leapt onto a fragile wall, paced for a bit, and then put herself to sleep, all while startled residents made a beeline for the spectacle and stood perilously, metres away from the feline, capturing the unfolding drama on their cellphones.

As videos of the two-year-old tigress, which strayed out of the Pilibhit tiger reserve forest, went viral on social media, foresters rushed to the spot and cordoned her off from residents of Atkona village using feeble nets.

The onlookers, however, seemed blissfully unaware of the dangers of such proximity to a big cat.