{"id":2180989,"date":"2024-12-06T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2180989"},"modified":"2025-03-15T13:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T12:52:19","slug":"lions-think-they-can-take-down-a-rhino-boy-were-they-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/lions-think-they-can-take-down-a-rhino-boy-were-they-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions think they can take down a rhino; boy, were they wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lions usually know better than to take on a massive white rhino. They are said to know their limitations. But that didn\u2019t stop a trio of lions at Kruger National Park in South Africa from trying.<\/p>\n<p>The end result was the male lion nearly getting gored by the rhino.<\/p>\n<p>Safari guide Jordan Davidson shared video of the unique encounter and shared it with Latest Sightings.<\/p>\n<p>The rhino walked right up to where a male and two female lions were lounging about. It probably didn\u2019t see them right away, but when it did, it took a defensive stance.<\/p>\n<p>The first female got up and relocated. When an opportunity presented itself, the second female leaped up on the rhino\u2019s rear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t even take a second for the lioness to realize that she was in over her head,\u201d Latest Sightings reported. \u201cShe immediately let go and abandoned ship\u2026The now very grumpy rhino was turning around to face them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith both lionesses out of the picture, the only thing that stood in the rhino\u2019s way was the poor male lion! Having a stare down with an animal that is bigger than some family-sized cars can only be daunting, but amazingly the lion\u2019s first instinct wasn\u2019t to run!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, the lion walked right up to the rhino to meet it head-on! This was unquestionably brave, but considering just how long the rhino\u2019s horn was, it didn\u2019t seem like the greatest of ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hardly. The video tells the story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Rhino Stabs At Male Lion With Its Horn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQE8Ue4KrvI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout much surprise, the male lion ended up learning the same lesson as the female just before him, but not before the rhino tried stabbing at it, twice! And only missing marginally both times!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a close call, no doubt.<\/p>\n<p>The first female followed the rhino as it wandered off, but any thoughts about her trying to attack where quickly dashed.<\/p>\n<p><i>This <a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2024\/11\/lions-think-they-can-take-down-a-rhino-boy-were-they-wrong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">article<\/a> by David Strege was first published by ForTheWin on 15 November 2024. 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