Lion instantly regrets attempting to take down giraffe

LONDON — If someone asked you to predict the outcome of a pack of lions hunting a fleeing giraffe, you probably wouldn't bet too heavily on the giraffe.

But that's where you'd be wrong.

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As we found out during Sunday's episode of Planet Earth II, giraffes are significantly tougher than their spindly frames suggest.

Lion versus giraffe doesn't sound like a fair fight. But I get the feeling I'm about to be proved wrong #PlanetEarth2

— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) November 27, 2016

Early on in the episode, David Attenborough narrated a scene in which a hungry pack of lions were hunting down a giraffe. Read more...

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