The animal world has always managed to surprise us with the unthinkable and the unexpected. For instance, a courageous dog had the last laugh as a young leopard tried to hunt it down, or how a Hyderabad man who was attacked by a leopard was saved by stray dogs.
In a short clip shared by Parveen Kaswan of the Indian Forest Services, a fearless stray dog can be seen entering into a brawl with a lioness at a wildlife reserve, India Today reports. Check it out:
Need this much confidence in life. Dog vs Lion. It also highlights issue of stray dogs & wildlife interaction. @zubinashara pic.twitter.com/lNu7X4ALm5
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) January 10, 2021
*Lion just used as indicative. Its a lioness to be precise.
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) January 10, 2021
The stray dog can be seen barking and approaching the lioness without batting an eyelid. Following a fierce battle, the dog retreats and walks away unscathed.
Here’s how people reacted to the video:
Apt example of size doesn’t matter. What matters at the end of the day is your confidence 😊
— Pooja 🇮🇳 (@beyoond_starz) January 10, 2021
Aaj pata chala
Apni gali ke bahar bhi kutta sher hota hai 😆— Deep 🤚💪🇮🇳 (@1_have_adream) January 10, 2021
Dog be like…Mar jaunga ya maar dunga aaj…😅
— amit (@amitkumar_wi) January 10, 2021
Dog bhi lion sighting ke liye aaya tha….I don’t think he will ever come again
— Manvendra singh (@iammanvendra11) January 10, 2021
Others took the side of the lioness:
not only confidence but “luck” too as Lion not necessarily hungry all the time 🙂
— d’P@$h (@deeps1120) January 10, 2021
Looks like they weren’t looking for food or else he would have become their lunch. Chhod diya chota samajh ke
— Official giggly 🤠(@always_giggly) January 10, 2021
Apart from the surprising outcome of the fight, Kaswan wrote that the real issue the video brings out is of stray dogs and wildlife interaction.
Exactly.
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) January 10, 2021
This unusual encounter was definitely jaw-dropping. Don’t you think?