Baby Completely Oblivious As Lion Tried To Attack Him At Utah Zoo

A nine-month-old baby was completely oblivious to the havoc going on behind him when he was sat in front of a lion’s enclosure at the zoo.

Levi Poore was at Utah zoo with his mum, Hollie, and was filmed giggling away in front of a glass enclosure.

Seconds later, a lion ran up behind him, frantically jumped up and started scratching at the glass.

Did Levi flinch? Not one bit.

“My mama heart skipped a beat, but I knew he was safe behind the glass,” mum Hollie Poore told HuffPost UK.

“When everyone around us realised what was happening, they were all dying with laughter, which caused my baby to be completely clueless. Everyone loved it.”

Poore shared the video on Facebook and it has had more than 14,000 views in two weeks since it was posted on 11 July.

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Empowering Reads For Children

She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton(01 of08)

Clinton's book features the stories of 12 girls and women who “didn’t take no for an answer” and changed the world.
Age range: Four- to eight-years-old.
Buy: £9. Amazon. (credit:Twitter)

Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole(02 of08)

Cole's main character is a princess who does not wants to get married and wants to find her independence. So that's exactly what she does.
Age range: three- to five-year-olds.
Buy: Amazon, £5. (credit:Amazon)

The Wonderful Things You Will Be(03 of08)

An illustrated book that has the messaging you can be who you want to be, you'll be brilliant and people will love you whatever.
Age range: Three- to seven-year-olds.
Buy: Amazon, £14.99. (credit:Amazon)

Goodnight Stories For Rebel Girls(04 of08)

Dubbed a 'feminist bedtime book', this book introduces kids to 100 remarkable women and their extraordinary lives. It aims to be "empowering, moving and inspirational".
Age range: Three- to 18-year-olds.
Buy: Amazon, £14. (credit:Amazon)

The Boy Who Cried Fabulous(05 of08)

Main character Roger describes most things as "fabulous", but his parents ban it from his vocabulary. This book shows children supporting Roger with his describing words and all the "fabulous" things he has to say.
Age range: Three- to seven-year-olds.
Buy: Amazon, £2. (credit:Amazon)

Rose Revere, Engineer(06 of08)

Rose breaks a stereotype of young girls and dreams of becoming a great engineer. She works with her aunt on an invention and despite it not going the way she planned, she's reminded you can only truly fail if you quit.
Age range: five- to seven-year-olds.
Buy: Amazon, £7.69. (credit:Amazon)

Not All Princesses Dress in Pink(07 of08)

A book that shows princesses "come in all kinds", showing girls jumping in mud puddles, climbing trees, playing sports and making messes - all while wearing their tiaras.
Age range: Four- to eight-year-olds.
Buy: Amazon, £13. (credit:Amazon)

Free to Be: You and Me(08 of08)

This book celebrates individuality and challenges gender stereotypes of boys and girls, hoping to empower kids to be who they want to be - not who they're told to be.
Age range: Three years old and up.
Buy: Amazon, £11.99. (credit:Amazon)