Dramatic pictures capture the moment a zebra reared helplessly in a desperate attempt to escape from being eaten alive by a pride of eight lions at a national park in Zambia.
The 880-pound zebra wriggled and kicked desperately as the pack of hungry beasts sank their teeth into the prey’s body and feasted on it while it still lived.
Dramatic pictures, shot by photographer Peter Geraerdts, capture the moment a 880-pound zebra reared helplessly in a desperate attempt to escape from being eaten alive at the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, southern Africa
The 880-pound zebra can be seen wriggling and kicking helplessly as the pack of hungry beasts sank their teeth into the prey’s body. Pictured, the pride of lions all tucked in to devour their prey as the poor zebra lay there helplessly
The dramatic scene, which was not unusual for predators like lions that often eat their prey alive, was captured at the South Luangwa National Park by photographer Peter Geraerdts who watched the zebra’s ordeal from just 50 feet away
A zebra is pictured rearing helplessly in a desperate attempt to escape from being eaten alive by a pride of eight lions at a national park in Zambia. One lion is seen biting down on the zebra’s neck to stop it from wriggling
The lions pinned the poor creature down so it couldn’t escape. The beasts devoured the poor creature within just 30 minutes
The 880-pound zebra wriggled and kicked desperately as the pack of hungry beasts sank their teeth into the prey’s body and feasted on it while it still lived. The zebra, still alive, lay in its defeat accepting its grisly doom