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Behind the picture that seems to be a “celebrating handshake” between a lion and a zebra is the bloody and cruel truth between the hunter and the prey.
Photographer Clement Kiragu, 37, captured unique and dramatic images of the lion and zebra meeting. At first look at the photo, many people may mistake this as a picture from a fantasy movie about animals, when animals live in the universal world, all are friends. (Source Sina)
However, the truth behind this “handshake” photo makes many people disillusioned. In fact, that seemingly friendly moment is the moment the poor zebra
is about to die under the lion’s jaw. (Source Sina)
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In the photo is the moment the lioness is about to receive the full blow of the zebra. (Source Sina)
However, after dodging the blow by bouncing up, the lion skillfully counterattacked and ended his bloody hunt with a fatal bite to the zebra’s throat, cutting off the prey’s lifeline. Karma. (Source Sina)
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In the wild, lions are always the mortal enemies of gentle herbivores, including zebras. (Source Sina)
Once killed by a lion, it is very difficult for a zebra to escape the clutches of these top predators. (Source Sina)
Usually the hunt often begins with a heart-pounding chase between a zebra and a lion. Only when lions are too inexperienced and adult zebras are at their prime, do zebras have a chance to find a way to live in the dead. (Source Sina)
Whether pregnant or not, zebras are brutally hunted by lions. (Source Sina)
There are very few zebras capable of keeping calm and counterattacking as fiercely as this. (Source Sina)
After causing the lion to contort his face from the kick, the zebra successfully escaped with a gloating smile full of excitement on his face. (Source Sina)
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