There was only one winner in a confrontation between nature and machine on Saturday as a drone was piloted too close to a tiger enclosure in a zoo in southwest China's Chongqing. One of the fearsome beasts slapped the unmanned vehicle out of the air as its owner tried to take photos. /Chinanews.com

The drone was three meters above the enclosure in Lehe Ledu Theme Park when the tiger pounced. /Chinanews.com

The tigers mauled the grounded drone. One held the wrecked 10,000-yuan (1,500 US dollars) aircraft in its mouth as if showing off a trophy. /Chinanews.com

Unauthorized drone use is banned in public areas in Chongqing. The pilot of this one did have permission to fly from zoo authorities, but they found that the true rulers of this domain are the big-cat residents. /Chinanews.com