Breathtaking photos capture moment an antelope manages to escape the clutches of a hungry lion
Brit photographer Charlie Potter, 31, caught the pair throwing up spray at high speed on a flood plain in Botswana.Credit: Charlie Potter/ Magnus News
Charlie, who also plans luxury safaris and works closely with anti-poaching charity ForRangers, said he dubbed the antelope ‘Lucky’ in honour of its escape. “Unfortunately for the lion, the young red lechwe’s speed and agility proved too much, and despite having a paw on its haunches the antelope escaped.”The calf managed to evade the big catCharlie said any hope of the ordeal being over for the antelope was short lived as it tried to hide in the long grass away from the herd.“The young lions more or less lost interest at this point and began to stalk one another, pouncing and play fighting with no real interest in continuing to hunt.
“As she approached, the red lechwe burst from her cover, the lioness in hot pursuit and trying to bend the antelopes run towards her hunting partner.
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