Animal Viral Video: The lion has often been touted, out in the wild, as the “king of the jungle,” which elicits feelings of power, domination, and fearlessness. However, even in this most majestic of predators, there is a moment of lowness, as a gone-viral video shows. Shared on social media, a recently gone-viral footage unfolded a rare face-to-face encounter between a lion and a hippopotamus, showing a rather unlikely side of the lion—a feeling of fear.
Unexpected Encounter
This incredible video was uploaded by a Leo Vantage Safari Sightings YouTube account, in which it showed a lion sitting on top of a rock surrounded by water—a place that would generally mean safety and dominance. Luck soon runs out for him, however, with the lumbering appearance of a giant, irate hippo. Hippos are considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa because of their enormous size and strength. With their huge jaws and serrated teeth, they are bound to tear apart into pieces any creature that would come in contact with them, much less a lion.
Hippo Challenges the Lion’s Reign
As the hippo draws nearer, peering at the lion with evident hostility, so the lion’s bravado suddenly vanishes. Faced with such a formidable display from the hippo, the lion abruptly changes its mind and beats a hasty retreat, tail firmly between its legs and the ultimate sign of submission. Audiences have been shocked with such a rare moment of fear and weakness in a lion, and now cheer the hippo to dominate over so-called the king of the jungle.
For certain, the video has already gone viral, and lots of viewers commented on the unbelievable role reversal. Some commenters even crowned the hippo as the “real king” of the jungle—light-heartedly crowned, of course. Well, such a video is a good example of how, in wild life, even the most powerful and strongest of the animals sometimes have to yield to others. Already receiving a lot of likes and comments, it is indeed going viral because it features something really special.