This is the thrilling moment when a fearsome lion kills a wildebeest after a fierce battle on an African plain in less than a minute.
The entire encounter was captured on video, showing the lion patiently waiting for the injured wildebeest before pouncing.
Then, the two creatures are seen fighting until the massive cat grabs the wildebeest by the neck and drags it to the ground, where it cannot recover.
A lion waits calmly on the African plain as a herd of wildebeests pass by, carefully eyeing his potential meal.
The patient lion watches the injured wildebeest and prepares to pounce on its unsuspecting prey.
Before the lion makes its move and leaps onto the struggling wildebeest, the two animals confront each other.
As the lion attempts to bring down its prey, its muscular front paw strikes the wildebeest’s head with tremendous force.
And barely sixty seconds after the fight began, it is presumed that the wildebeest is dead after struggling to escape the lion’s clutches and giving up.
And barely sixty seconds after the fight began, it is presumed that the wildebeest is dead after struggling to escape the lion’s clutches and giving up.
Indian photographer Aditya Singh, who was visiting Masai Mara in Kenya, captured the animal fight on camera.
“While we were waiting near the lions, we observed an injured wildebeest approaching them without realizing their presence.
“Both lions crouched, ready to attack, as the wildebeest continued to approach them.
According to Mr. Singh, the wildebeest fought for 20 seconds to escape the lion’s grip but surrendered when it couldn’t do so.
The lion tightly grips the wildebeest’s neck and drags it to the ground in less than two seconds.
“For the next twenty seconds, the wildebeest tried to escape but eventually gave up.
The conflict lasts only sixty seconds until the injured wildebeest stops attempting to escape and falls victim to the lion.
When the unfortunate wildebeest came close, one of the lions pounced on it.
The lion wraps its sharp claws around the wildebeest’s horns and neck as the victim struggles to escape.
The wildebeest cannot free itself from the lion’s grasp and dies sixty seconds after the conflict begins.
The lion struck the wildebeest with a single blow from its powerful front paw, and before the wildebeest could recover, it grabbed it by the neck, putting an end to the battle.
The lion tightly grips the wildebeest’s neck and drags it to the ground in less than two seconds.
“For the next twenty seconds, the wildebeest tried to escape but eventually gave up.