Often cite to as ‘ power of the jungle ’ , there are not many creatures that could withstand a full - shoot a line attack from a social lion . Then again , there ’s also not manyanimals that would have the cajonesto attack another animal that can gain up to 5.5 meter ( 18 foot ) tall . But visitor to the Klaserie Game Reserve in South Africa last week were regale to both in an astonishing 5 - hour battle of the beasts , implausibly caught on camera .
Francois Pienaar , a safari guide who managed to film the attack , had taken a group of tourists out for an early sightseeing expedition into the park . “ On our early morning biz ride , we found a pride of sleeping lions , as they usually do . My guests and I were watching them log Z’s , never expect I was about to see the best sighting in my guiding career ! ” he toldLatestSightings.com .
What came next was an epic hour - long release standpoint - off between the lions and an old manlike bull’s eye giraffe .
According to Pienaar , they look on the lions stalking the strapper for about 20 minutes before they made their move . Two of the lions can be seen grabbing its back leg and hold on while another jumped onto its back . What do you do when you incur yourself 3 meters ( 10 feet ) up in the air ? Hold on for dear aliveness .
This kind of clingy squelch is quite common for king of beasts attacks . Legs , back , jugular is the go - to order of events for most successful flack , however , when the cervix is 1.8 meter ( 6 groundwork ) long , that can put a spanner in the works . The key is to add the target to the flat coat as quickly as potential , either by activate it up or using their weight to push it to the ground . However , the lions seem to have bitten off more than they could chew , so to speak , as this giraffe was n’t going down without a scrap .
In fact , other than a pegleg lesion , the giraffe does n’t seem that fret . It even manages to remain to walk with its lion entourage .
It is unusual for a sales booth - off like this to go on for so long . Yes , a giraffe is a huge meal that would feed the integral pride , but a giraffe ’s kicking is so strong it can break a lion ’s back , making it a seriously risky gamble . However , most hunting by apex predators stop in nonstarter – Leo the Lion for example only have asuccess pace of 25 pct , wolves 14 percentage , and polar bears just 10 percent – so you have to be challenging or take a calculated risk of exposure .
This one did n’t pay off , and in the final stage the giraffe deal to throw the Leo off his back and agitate his agency out by trying to kick and stomp on the big cats , according to Pienaar . camelopard can live for up to 26 years , and this one had belike been around the block a few times . It just goes to show , you really need to pick your battle wisely , even if you are King .
