Big cats don’t like intruders in their territory.
That's what happened to a leopard who was resting in what was reportedly a lion’s territory while the lion was out on a hunt.
The video footage was captured at the Sabi Sands private game reserve in South Africa.
The tired and sleepy leopard was given fright of his life when the lion creeped up on him.
The 'intruder' jumped into the air and off the ledge before escaping the clutches of the lion.
The intense moment was captured on camera by Mathew Poole, who is a guide at the park.
"By far the rarest sighting in my guiding career!" he said.
"It was at this moment we noticed the male lion lying in the river on the opposite bank."
"I said to my guests "Can you imagine if these two dominant males came together".
"It seemed as if my words weren't cold because shortly after that the male leopard went to sleep and the lion started to stalk him from the other side of the river," added the 26-year-old.
"At this point I started to warn my guests about what could happen. But, before they knew it, the lion was right below the sleeping leopard!"
"Fortunately, the lion didn't kill the leopard, but the sneaky lion scared the living daylights out of the leopard."
"The lion drove the leopard into a Leadwood tree on the river bank and then had a drink and moved off out of the area".