This is the bizarre moment an brazen bull steals a motorbike in broad daylight before taking it for a spin.
Hilarious footage shows the opportunistic animal sauntering down a road in Rishikesh, India, and stumbling upon the parked scooter.
The bull then goes over to inspect the vehicle, giving it a sniff as a passing mother, startled by the stray animal, grabs her child and gives it a wide berth.
In an apparent attempt to mount the scooter, the randy beast put its front hooves on it but its weight knocked away the kickstand.
The bike is then suddenly propelled forward. It starts to roll down the hill with the animal desperately trying to keep it under control with its hind legs.
It gives the impression the bovine is skillfully manoeuvring the scooter.
But unable to see where it was going, the bull heads straight into a fence where the bike falls to the ground.
The confused animal looks around the street before continuing on its way.
The bizarre joyride was filmed in the city of Rishikesh, located in the Himalayan foothills beside the Ganges River, in northern India on May 2.
One local said: ‘Bro, he isn’t stealing it, the bull has another plan in mind.’
Dhiren remarked: ‘The owner’s insurance company would have never believed him if not for this video.’
Ravi added: ‘Sometimes you need to try something new in life, even if it’s just a scooter ride.’
The clip was posted on X (formerly Twitter) with a humorous Hindi caption that translates to, ‘You’ve probably seen people stealing scooters many times, but the case of scooter theft in Rishikesh is a bit different.
‘Here, even the stray bulls roaming the streets have a fondness for bikes and scooters.’
The video since gone viral, racking up 560,000 views and sparking a wave of amused reactions.
One person joked: ‘If I didn’t see it, I wouldn’t Bullieve it.’
‘It was a Cow-asaki!’, added another.
A third said: ‘How to explain this to insurance, without CCTV.’
Local residents have urged the government to restrict the movement of cattle that roam freely in the region.
India has hundreds of thousands of bulls roaming its streets.
It is partly due to devout locals who follow Hindu customs, with cows regarded as sacred animals that cannot be eaten or slaughtered once they have stopped producing milk.
The majority of states ban the sale or slaughter of cows.
Instead of dealing with the economic burden of keeping their spent cattle, many farmers let the beasts roam the streets – leading to chaos when the animals become agitated.