Pack of wild dogs trap snarling leopard in tree in South Africa
This is the incredible moment a pack of wild dogs traps and harasses a male leopard in a tree in South Africa.
Footage filmed on April 2 in Kruger National Park show the pack of endangered wild dogs encircling a tree and harassing the snarling leopard standing on a branch.
The dogs can be seen running and leaping on to the tree trunk in an attempt to intimidate the fearsome predator.
Newsflare member EmotionsOfAfrica writes that they came across the rare sight of a pack of dogs while on a safari tour.
"We came across a pack of wild dogs. Suddenly the majority of the pack takes off with great speed and disappears into the bush," he writes.
Once they entered into a clearing, what they saw left them in awe.
he adds: "We eventually found the pack standing below a tree looking really agitated.
"To our surprise and total amazement we discovered that there was a male leopard up in this tree and the wild dogs were harassing and pestering this leopard non-stop."
The wild dog is one of Africa's most endangered species, and although it is present up and down the continent, it is most prominent in sub-Saharan Africa.
The filmer adds: "Wild dogs and leopards compete for the same food and there has always been a fierce rivalry between the two species.
"Wild dog packs always outnumber a solitary leopard and these big cats will always either run to get away or quickly make their way up to the safety of a tree."