A seemingly self-delusional jackal thought he had enough brute strength to pick a fight with a large lion at the Ongava Game Reserve in Namibia, Southern Africa. The two animals were both trying to quench their thirst at a watering hole, when the lion accidentally sat on the jackal. Incredulous, the jackal snaps at the lion to show him he's seriously unimpressed. Co-founder and Director of Research at Ongava Research Centre, Dr Ken Stratford, said he had never seen this kind of behaviour before, explaining that the scene was caught in a sequence of 10 shots by one of the park's camera-traps. 'The lion has sat down, presumably inadvertently squashing the passing jackal. Unhurt, the jackal squeezes out from under the lion and rounds on him, furious at the indignity. The feisty jackal leaps towards the lion's face risking a side-swipe from the big cat's enormous and deadly paw before continuing to prance around the lion like an irritating wasp. 'Ominously, the lion rises to his feet, perhaps nearing the end of his patience, towering over the jackal and it is then that the jackal appears to consider the prudence of continuing the assault.'Wisely, the jackal decides that the lion has learned his lesson and continues his journey around the waterhole.'
Jackal 'picks fight' with huge lion at African game park
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