An irritated tiger trolled a woman by repeatedly hitting her with his tail.

The big cat was seemingly bored when a tourist posed beside it to take pictures together at a petting zoo in Chiang Mai province, Thailand, on December 18.

It yawned and rested its chin on its front limbs as the woman rubbed its tummy. But as she smiled at the camera, the creature struck her.

Footage shows the annoyed tiger nonchalantly slapping the woman across her cheek. The woman appeared shocked and backed away.

The tourist Zai Pingping said: 'It was painful but tolerable. You can hear the sound of its tail hitting my face.'

A zoo caretaker went to assist the woman after the first slap. He tapped on the creature's back, and the woman tried for another picture.

However, the tiger hit her again a second time.

Zai added: 'Maybe he was not in the mood that time. So I moved on to see the other animals and let the tiger rest.'