Surrounded by lions, wild pigs use 'excellent skills' to escape with unbelievable simplicity

Even the onlookers could not believe that the speed of the wild boar could help it overcome the lions so easily.

Lions have the highest success rate of hunting in the African grasslands thanks to their effective application of "trap" tactics to catch prey. However, in some cases, the lion still missed the enemy in an extremely unbelievable way.

The dramatic video below captures the scene of lions in Kruger National Park (South Africa) surrounding and chasing a wild pig.

The poor animal had no idea that it was being followed by a pack of lions. It casually came to drink from a nearby river without any warning. Meanwhile, the lions quietly approached, automatically dispersed to create a circle.

When a lion initiates an attack, the whole herd rushes forward. At this time, the new pig was startled and ran "at full speed" in the opposite direction. However, this is also the time when the hunt received the most unexpected results.

It is not known whether the pigs were too scared, or the lions were subjective, but their chase ended extremely quickly, with the victory going to the one with outstanding speed.

It can be seen that despite encircling and closing the distance significantly, the lions still could not keep up with the speed of their prey, and quickly gave up. This is quite a rare case in nature , because lions are said to have higher speed and acceleration not inferior to wild boar species.

Wild boar's top sprint.

According to the documents, despite its relatively short stride, feral pigs can maintain a respectable speed of about 55km/h over short distances. Meanwhile, an adult lion can maintain a speed of up to 80km/h.

However, it is clear that lions do not always beat wild pigs in the marathon. That's because running is always the basic defense instinct of pigs when confronting predators.

It is also the only pig breed that is adapted to environments with grasslands and savannas , instead of dense forests like some wild boar species. They are omnivores. Besides grass, tree roots, fruits, bark, mushrooms, . they can also eat insects, eggs and carcasses of animals.

The distinguishing feature of the wild boar is the two pairs of fangs that protrude from the mouth and curve upwards. Thanks to this structure, it allows the hump to not only dig efficiently, but also to fight other pigs, as well as against predators.

Especially if the mother pigs are nursing their young, they will become extremely aggressive to protect the young. Sometimes, the mother pig is ready to chase and even injure large predators.