Handlers used the drone to give the tigers, which CCTV described earlier this month as "chubby," some much-needed exercise.
To these tigers in northeast China, a drone is just a giant cat toy pic.twitter.com/BoDzdLyNHG
— CNN International (@cnni) February 23, 2017
As the tigers romped around, one tiger managed to knock the drone to the ground, where it proceeded to claw and chew on the device. The other tigers moved closer, curious to explore the drone.
The drone began to smoke, which caused the tigers to move back. Handlers came to retrieve the mangled machine.