Watch: Leopard cub makes lifesaving move to escape hyena

A leopard cub that has yet to develop its adult speed faced a life-or-death situation when a hungry hyena caught its scent and discovered its hiding place in Kruger National Park.

Left in a bush by its mother, who had gone to find food, the 11-month-old cub made a run for it and made a lifesaving move, as seen in the video shot by Moosa Varachia while on safari in the famous park in South Africa.

Varachia told LatestSightings.com, “We had just had an incredible sighting of a male leopard at the Nwaswitshaka waterhole and it was time for the dreaded drive to the gate, which brings the end to the day. We stopped on the S1 and there was a young leopard sitting in the dense bush. We took some photos and videos and were just about to leave when I looked up and saw a clan of hyena approaching.

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“I knew that this situation may not end well for the leopard cub.”

But it did end well, thanks to the quick-thinking cub. It sprinted to safety, climbing up a tree just in the nick of time.

Photos courtesy of LatestSightings.com.