It was like the scene from the hit film Madagascar when hungry Alex the lion sees his friend Marty the zebra as his next meal.
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Take that! The hind legs of the zebra slam into the lion’s face and jaw, leaving him dazed but he is soon after the animal again
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The end? The lion easily catches the spooked zebra and grabs onto the back of the desperate animal before sinking his teeth into its flesh
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Ducking, diving and weaving: The zebra uses all its strength to fight off the lion before delivering the almighty blow with its legs
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Not this time: The lion, with his jaws wide open and ready, makes a leap at the zebra’s leg but he managed to escape its grasp