This is the spectacular moment a hungry leopard jumped out from some bushes and attempted to catch a guinea fowl in the air right in front of a safari vehicle.
The chance footage was captured by a tourist to the Kruger National Park in South Africa, who was riding in the open-top vehicle, which was driven in the hope of seeing some bushels and attempted to catch a guinea fowl in the air right in front of a safari vehicle.
The extraordinary scene was documented by a traveler visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa, who was seated in an open safari vehicle, hoping to witness wildlife encounters, and was amazed when the predator emerged from the vegetation and leapt towards its prey.
The video shows the car travelling along a makeshift path as a number of Guinea fowl run in front and almost lead the way.
Everything looks to be quiet until the vehicle approaches a corner and a leopard suddenly appears in the road in front of them.
Ignoring that the vehicle is travelling towards it at speed, the predator leaps into the air and attempts to snatch a Guinea fowl.
Unsurprisingly the birds, which scattered in all directions when the leopard first emerged from the bushes, attempt desperately to get out of the way.
The predator manages to swipe one of them however with its mighty paw as the tourists riding in the safari vehicle scream in fright.
Fortunately for the birds, they are all able to successfully escape the paws of the ferocious predator.
And luckily for the leopard, the driver, who took evasive action as soon as he spotted the big cat, steered clear of the animal to avoid colliding with it.
The video was posted to the Kruger Sightings YouTube channel where a number of people have commented on the footage.