Wild Dog Plays Dead To Escape Lions

We did a poll with our community, asking who you think would win in a fight between lions and wild dogs. In 9 hours we had nearly 2,000 votes. Lions won, with 82% of people voting for lions. However, this video shows that it might not all be about brute strength, and maybe having some brains can get you to live through a clash with lions. BOOK YOUR TRIP TO KRUGER: http://bit.ly/BookatKruger   This is the incredible moment a pack of wild dogs chase impala right into a pride of lions, where one dog gets caught. You think the dog is done for, but it plays dead, waiting for the perfect moment to make a run for it. Send in your wildlife video here, and earn money: https://www.latestsightings.com/partnership   Klaus Boehmer tells LatestSightings.com the story: “I am a German engineer in my 50s who has been visiting Africa for close to twenty years now, usually joined by my teenage daughter Kira. July 2017 would see us back in Botswana. For me, it was my fourth trip, Kira had been there once before. However, none of us had ever visited the Khwai Community Concession. Khwai is well known for its healthy population of wild dogs, my favourite animals, and sure enough, right on our very first game drive, thanks to the help of other guides, our mobile safari camping guide “Master” was able to show us the den of the local pack, a half-hour drive away from our camp.   Wild dogs, especially wild dogs with pups, usually eat twice a day, early in the morning and late in the afternoon, and then return to the den to feed their offspring. Our daily routine was thus to leave camp at the crack of dawn, head straight to the den and then try to follow the pack on their chases.   July 20th was at first no exception, we were anxious to see if the dogs were still sleeping or had already left to find their breakfast. However, on our way to the den, our guide spotted a few other safari vehicles in the distance. He suggested making a quick detour to find out what they were looking at. Initially, I was reluctant, fearing that we might miss out on the wild dog pack but after a short discussion, we headed towards Master’s colleagues.