What’s the most unlikely wildlife sighting you’ve ever witnessed? For a field guide and a van full of guests on their way to one of the Marataba Luxury Lodges in the Waterberg region, it was a spat between two of Africa’s most interesting creatures: the lion, and the porcupine.
According to an Instagram post made by the luxury lodges, Field Guild Moses Maponya and his guests were on their way back to Mountain Lodge – one of the esteemed Marataba accommodation spots – when they happened upon a “once in a lifetime” sighting.
As the guests’ evening safari was coming to a close, two of the region’s habitants put on a show, making their unlikely spat a public one. The post reads:
“A young male lion from the Eastern Pride had a standoff with a porcupine. A back-and-forth battle ensued, but the lion’s experience and the tenacious defensive nature of the porcupine allowed it to leave the encounter unharmed.”
Thankfully, both members of the bush left the altercation unscathed.
Watch the video taken by Moses Maponya (@moses_bushman) and shared to social media by Marataba Luxury Lodges (@maratabaluxurylodges) below:
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