The lion is the king of the wilderness but there will be animals that can defeat lions easily in hand-to-hand combat.

A terrifying moment was recorded and perhaps this lion is lucky to be alive.

The lion went for a walk and discovered a sleeping hippo, which would be a great meal with hippos on the menu. The lion sneaked closer and prepared to attack.

The hippo was sleeping soundly and was suddenly disturbed by the lion, a spontaneous action that almost killed the lion. The hippo opened its mouth wide and wanted to crush the lion’s head with roars.

The lion quickly ran away and only escaped death for a split second, its head was almost in the lion’s mouth but the angel of death refused to accept the lion.

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