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

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.
 
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