No one knows when the world of the forest will turn from excitement to fear. Something happened to the tourists who came to visit the famous Gir National Park in Gujarat, which they probably will not be able to forget in their entire lives. These days, a video is going viral on social media showing lions and lionesses hunting directly within a short distance of the tourists’ safari jeep. What is even more surprising is that the lioness used the safari jeep as her shield while hunting. This entire scene was so close that the tourists were stunned for a few moments.

The weather changed suddenly during the safari

In fact, tourists were enjoying jungle safari at Sasan Gir Nature Safari Park in Gujarat. At first everything seemed normal and people were seeing a group of lions. But then the atmosphere suddenly changed. In the video, we can see a lion and a lioness moving forward in a very cautious manner. Then the lioness suddenly takes her position near the safari jeep and quickly pounces towards the prey.

Watch | A video that went viral shows a lioness hunting in front of tourists in the Gir forest in Gujarat pic.twitter.com/igQWGoL9Ap

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The game is over in a few seconds

Many of the fishing moments were captured in a viral video about 56 seconds long. The video shows the lioness moving forward very strategically and then catching her prey in the blink of an eye. Tourists were watching this entire scene closely and several people were seen silently recording it on camera. According to wildlife experts, direct hunting of lions near safari vehicles is very rare, which is why this video went viral on the internet.

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“This is a real forest,” people said on social media

After the video went viral, social media users showed different kinds of reactions. “Watch the National Geographic scene live,” one user wrote. Another said: “Today I learned how the real king of the jungle hunts.” Another user wrote: “Tourists should not breathe in fear.” Many people praised the Gir forest and said that this is the true beauty of wildlife in India.

Gir National Park in Gujarat is considered the last natural habitat of Asiatic lions in the world. Apart from lions, leopards, hyenas, crocodiles and many rare bird species are also found here.

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