Mongoose Successfully Fights Off And Escapes From Four Mature Lions

When somebody mentions a mongoose, the instant image that appears in our mind is that of a cat-sized creature with an elongated head bravely battling a poisonous snake, say a cobra, and then eating it. After all, a mongoose is most well-known for its appetite for snakes.

Apparently, mongooses have much bigger balls than we originally thought. Proof of this is footage taken by photographer and videographer Jerome Guillaumot from the Masaai Mara National Park in Kenya. Guillaumot documented a mongoose not allowing several lions to make him a snack.

A solitary mongoose can be seen bravely standing its ground against four lions that are intent on turning the poor mongoose into a mid-day snack. The lions keep on surrounding and chasing the mongoose but the little animal which is under two feet tall was able to fend them off. Growling and snapping its teeth, the mongoose was finally able to safely make its way back to its hole in the ground. The footage was taken back in 2011.

Mongoose trivia:If you are a fan of the English writer and novelist Rudyard Kipling, a fictional mongoose character is featured in one of the stories in his classic book The Jungle Book. The animal was also featured in the novel The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker.

Lioness Leaps And Catches An Antelope In Mid-Air

Apparently, lions can fly. In this amazing footage, a lion leaps several feet into the air to catch an antelope that's trying to escape. In a dramatic ambush, two lionesses waited on a ridge while a couple on antelopes were heading their way. One lioness attacked first but missed when the antelope leaped to the air in an attempt to escape. The other lioness then leaped after the escaping antelope, catching it by the neck mid-air.

Man Plays A Game Of Soccer With Wild Lions

Yes, this is a commercial promoting Van Gils suits but the lions and the man are real. Kevin Richardson who is often referred to as The Lion Whisperer because of his work amongst lions in Africa is shown in the video playing a game of soccer (football) with one male lion and two lionesses. Showing no fear, Richardson hugs and plays with the wild lions.

A Young Buffalo Narrowly Escapes Death In The Hands Of Three Hungry Lions

At the Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa, the attempts of a pride of lions to take down a young buffalo was captured on camera. At least three lions are seen running after and attacking a buffalo which they isolated from an herd.

One of the lions seemed to have been able to hold down the buffalo with a hold on its neck when an herd of buffaloes came for the rescue. Outnumbered, the lions decided to abandon their plans and fall back.

Lion Attacked and Injured by a Buffalo Miraculously Saved by Vets

A lioness which was mauled and seriously injured by a male buffalo was miraculously saved after being treated by vets. Siena, a lioness at the Masai Mara Nature Reserve in Kenya almost had one of her hind legs ripped off when a buffalo attacked and gored her. Although she can barely keep up with the pride, amazingly she was still able to stand up and walk. Big cats are known for their pain tolerance but the gaping injury on Siena is so bad that it's almost unbelievable to see her walking around.

Making matters worse is the fact that Siena just recently has given birth to three cubs. If she dies from her wounds, the survival of her cubs will be uncertain as well. Fortunately, staff from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust came to the rescue. Dj Njoroge of the Kenyan Wildlife Trust was flown all the way from Nairobi to operate on the lioness and treat her of her wounds. It was a huge success and Siena was able to rejoin her cubs and pride with her wound closed up and treated to prevent complications.