These are the amazing scenes as a wildebeest fights off a pair of lionesses who were planning to dine upon the large animal.

The amazing incident was filmed inside the Kruger National Park by tour guide Hannes Joubert.

A group of tourists waited for the drama to develop although the result was most unexpected.

This is the moment a pair of female lions break cover to attack a wildebeest in South Africa

The lone wildebeest appears doomed after it is attacked by the lions in Kruger national park

‘We were unbelievably fortunate enough to have seen a wildebeest kill at Ngotso damn that same afternoon at 12.30.

‘We decided to head back there that afternoon to see what was left of the carcass when we came across these two female lions stalking this wildebeest so of course we decided to wait right there.

‘To our utmost delight this awesome sighting started to play out right in front of us. After waiting for an hour, the wildebeest took a dust bath and this is when all hell broke loose and the females gave chase.

‘The wildebeest fought back and managed to hook one of its horns into the leg of one of the lionesses.

‘This must have been extremely painful for the lion, as it was for quite a few moments that she was hooked onto the wildebeest. I am happy the wildebeest got away as lions cannot always win.’

Mr Joubert insisted it is incredibly rare to see a wildebeest escape after it is ambushed by a pair of lionesses.

The wildebeest manages to fight the lions using its sharp horns to gore the predators

Hannes Joubert said it is very unusual to see a wildebeest survive such a lion attack