++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN LOOPED++ This little girl had the scare of her life when experiencing a close encounter with an Emu during a family trip to the zoo.

The footage, captured on April 2, shows 3-year-old Addilyn screaming and crying uncontrollably after an Emu stuck his neck through the family’s car window.

Addilyn's mother writes: ''When we opened the window to feed the Emu she got terrified as it stuck its head in to eat.

''As she looked to the other side of the car a large cow had his head in the window as well.''

We were at the lazy 5 ranch in mooresville,nc. My 3 year old daughter Addilyn, myself, my dad and step mom. It is a ride through zoo. When we opened the window to feed the Emu she got terrified as it stuck its head in to eat. As she looked to the other side of the car a large cow had his head in the window as well.