Psychological showdown - display of raw courage and jungle lore.....

[Ahsan Ahmed]

I'm sure many folks who follow BBC's Human Planet series of documentary have watched the following short clip before. Personally, I never tire from watching that time and again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNeNTMmltyc

The full episode could be seen here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow4I8L3QNFA

 

[yidava25]

whatever it takes to bring home the bacon eh. or hindquarter in this case.

 

[Boomer]

The key is to present the lion with a situation he hasn't encountered before, then get in and out before he figures it out. A hyena wouldn't get away with that because the lion understands the hyena.

I have used a similar technique with polar bears, run at them and most of the time they run off until they've had a chance to think things through, similar to a house cat that stares down a big dog. I'm not about to play tag with a bear thats feeding though, and I carry a rifle not a pointy stick. The Masai understand machismo in a way that few can.