Dramatic pictures capture the moment a zebra reared helplessly in a desperate attempt to escape from being eaten alive by a pride of eight lions at a national park in Zambia.
The 880-pound zebra wriggled and kicked desperately as the pack of hungry beasts sank their teeth into the prey’s body and feasted on it while it still lived.
One of them proceeded to bite down on the zebra’s neck, forcing the poor creature to lie there, as the blood-soaked lions devoured it all within 30 minutes.
The scene, which was not unusual for predators like lions, was captured at the South Luangwa National Park by photographer Peter Geraerdts who watched the zebra’s ordeal from just 50 feet away.
The 880-pound zebra can be seen wriggling and kicking helplessly as the pack of hungry beasts sank their teeth into the prey’s body. Pictured, the pride of lions all tucked in to devour their prey as the poor zebra lay there helplessly.
The lions pinned the poor creature down so it couldn’t escape. The beasts devoured the poor creature within just 30 minutes.
The 880-pound zebra wriggled and kicked desperately as the pack of hungry beasts sank their teeth into the prey’s body and feasted on it while it still lived. The zebra, still alive, lay in its defeat accepting its grisly doom.
It was the first time witnessing a chase from start to finish! I felt very lucky and privileged to see such a sighting in the wild, during the day with such nice lighting.
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