A lioness harnessed her inner Simba after she let out a roar for help when she was cornered by a pack of hyenas.
Resembling the classic scene in the Lion King when Simba was surrounded by the pack of hyenas and Mufasa comes to the rescue, the lion in the video is saved in a similar fashion after getting into difficulty.
Amber Soames, a 19-year-old student, was near Satara in the Kruger National Park when she spotted the dramatic scenes.
The pack of up to 12 hyenas circled the lone wolf as she ate the wildebeest
Ms Soames said she headed to the scene of the battle after she overheard someone at a coffee shop talking about a wildebeest kill.
When she arrived she spotted the lion and hyenas battling it out for the dead wildebeest.
She said: ‘I watched a hyena for a while running around with the Wildebeest’s leg and then noticed that the other Hyenas were also interested in this leg.
‘By this time, I’m extremely entertained watching the Hyenas fight over a leg whilst listening to the lion chomp on the remaining wildebeest kill, still unaware of what was to come.’
The lion growls at the approaching pack of hyenas as they attempt to steal he food
As more of the hyenas began to close in on the lone lion, they started letting out their primal war-cry to show they are ready to fight.
Ms Soames added: ‘One by one they went for the lion, biting his rear and trying their best to get the kill but the lion was not having it and gave a good fight, as one male lion against 12 hyena could, for his kill.
‘Soon after this started I noticed that the rest of the pride, a few 100 meters away, heard his moans and came running to help. This was when the females charged at the hyenas.’
She added: ‘I became excited as the suspense grew, I just knew that some sort of drama was going to unfold and I was so ready for it. The sighting ended with the hyenas running for the hills, the lions regrouped and fell asleep in the riverbed.
‘For other visitors to the park that are at a sighting like this, the advice I would give is to just have patience and persistence because when there are numerous predators at the same scene, the action of some sort has got to give way.’