How often do you see the king of the jungle scared? Not often, right? But on this occasion, the lion was so intimidated that he had to climb a tree to "escape" a herd of angry buffalo.?
In the now-viral video, an African lion can be seen clinging to a tree barely a few feet above the ground while a gang of buffaloes looks on from a distance in the background.
The lion evidently appears to have climbed the tree out of fear and seems to be clinging on for dear life.?But after a few seconds of clinging onto the tree, the cowering lion?become tired and started to gradually slide down the bark as the video abruptly ends.?
"Lion climbing?on tree for save his life from Heard of buffalo," read the caption on the video.?
Since being shared, the clip?has garnered more than 8 lakh views and over 19,000 likes.?
Many people took to the comments section to react to the video.?
"Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted," one user commented.?
¡°Hold on tight simba your father on his his way ¡° another user joked.?
"He can run but he cannot hide," a third user said.?
Last year, a video went viral where a group of tourists were left both bewildered and intrigued at the same time after three lions caused a "traffic jam" during their safari ride in Tanzania.?
The clip shows two lions relaxing on the road as several jeeps lined up, unable to proceed forward as the road is blocked by the large cats who are comfortable in the moment. Another lion, in the meantime, walked up to the spot where the two other animals were lying down and joined them in their snuggling session, as tourists looked on.?
?Tourists stationed in their cars recorded the scenario while waiting patiently for the lions to clear the path.
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