Dramatic video shows the deadly predator lunging and roaring at the pack of around a dozen dogs in a fruitless bid to frighten them off.
The lioness found herself surrounded by the wild dogs
But the dogs continue to harass her, all the while letting off a high pitched squealing sounds.
At one point the lioness manages to get one of the dogs by the throat only to be set upon by the screeching dogs.
The lioness managed to get one of thew dogs by the throat
She was then set upon by the entire pack, creating a dust cloud
As the dogs moved in, the lioness roared and charged at them
The lioness roars her defiance as the dogs circle her while attacking her from all angles
The scrap, in the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, was witnessed by a group of tourists sitting in off- road vehicles.
Bruised and battered the lioness drives away the wild dogs – for now
The wild dogs return to harass the lioness and attack her from behind, sinking their teeth into her lower back
Eventually the lioness’s growls and aggression drives away the dogs