One of the many problems with safari tourism has been made abundantly clear in a troubling video uploaded to Reddit.<\/p>\n
The footage is supposedly shot at the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, with the opening seconds showing a grazing animal being hunted by a pack of big cats, most likely lions. A few safari vehicles dot the horizon, but all are keeping their distance as the tourists observe the action.<\/p>\n
However, when the animal has been successfully caught by the pride of lions and they begin to feast, things take an upsetting turn.<\/p>\n
The vehicles then start to move, with more and more entering the shot as they circle the animals.<\/p>\n
Within seconds, the animals are entirely surrounded by open-top jeeps, and to make things worse, the vehicles start to honk their horns as they jostle for position to get their groups the best view possible.<\/p>\n
The comments section was absolutely livid about what they had just witnessed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is so gross on so many levels,\u201d one user said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is so depressing,\u201d another Redditor observed, likely echoing the feelings of most people viewing.<\/p>\n
Tourism in the Masai Mara…now animals can’t even eat in peace<\/a>
\nby infacepalm<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n