When prey turns to chase back, a lion pretends to surrender before striking down the wildebeest.
In the video, a wildebeest is being pursued by a lioness. Cornered near a riverbank, the wildebeest unexpectedly slips and falls.
Immediately after, it makes a reckless decision to turn back and chase its enemy. The lion, faced with being pursued by its prey, cleverly pretends to lie down and raises its front legs as if surrendering.
As the prey approaches to deliver a charge, the hunter quickly lunges at the wildebeest’s throat and uses its strength to bring it down to the ground.
As the prey approaches, the lion swiftly strikes at the wildebeest’s neck.
The wildebeest is a genus of antelope known as Connochaetes. They are herbivorous animals that typically live in herds on the vast African savannas, relatively gentle and timid.
An adult wildebeest measures approximately 170 cm to 220 cm in length, stands about 105 cm to 121 cm tall, and weighs between 110 kg to 180 kg. The rare weapon that wildebeests possess, provided by “Mother Nature,” is a pair of horns. With these horns, wildebeests can choose to defend themselves rather than flee like other herbivorous animals. Additionally, due to their large numbers, herds of wildebeests also instill fear in their predators.
However, in this confrontation, the overly aggressive wildebeest ultimately lost its life at the claws of its enemy.
