Famous for their superior hunting skills, and always outnumbering their prey, lions rarely allow their enemies to escape. However, it seems that giraffes always make it difficult for lions to confront.
In the video, the giraffe is surrounded and chased by a herd of 6 lionesses. One jumping lioness even jumped up and grabbed hold of her prey’s neck.
However, when it did not have time to bite its teeth to control the enemy, it immediately received the giraffe’s heavenly kick in the face, and fell to the ground.
Not only possessing a physical advantage, giraffes also seem to run much faster than lions. Some also tried to approach from behind but had to give up because they were almost hit by the giraffe’s rear kick.
When the enemy could not take advantage, the giraffe fled towards the forest, where there were many dense trees, causing the lion to give up in regret.
Giraffes are a genus of even-toed ungulate mammals. They are the tallest animals on land, surpassing elephants and also the largest ruminants in size.
Accordingly, male deer can reach a height of 4.8 to 5.5 meters and weigh up to 1,300 kg. The record for the measured height of a giraffe is 5.87 meters.
The most special feature of this species is its extremely long neck, which can reach over 2 meters. The neck alone accounts for 52-54% of the giraffe’s spine length, compared with 27-33% in similar large ungulates.
The long neck is both a tool for feeding and a weapon of self-defense for deer because it allows them to observe enemies from a distance.
Although they have large, bulky bodies and long necks, they can run at quite high speeds when chased by predators.
According to records, the giraffe’s gallop speed can reach 55 km/h. That is, if they are short distances, they can catch up with racehorses.