An amateur
photographer captured the moment that a pair of brave foxes turned nature on
its head in Africa - by chasing off a cheetah.
The hungry
predator had been stalking one of the bat eared foxes as a potential dinner in Tanzania
But the big
cat found itself on the run after its prey teamed up with another fox and
turned on their assailant, which was forced to sprint off.
Astrid
Kindsvogel caught the strange chase on camera while on safari in the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area.
She said:
"We came across a cheetah and close by was this bat-eared fox that was
resting.
"I was
thinking this could turn into something very interesting and then the cheetahs
spotted the fox and started stalking it.
"But
within seconds another fox paired up with the other and they tried to look as
big as possible by making their hair, in particular on their tails, stand on
end.
"Before I
knew it the foxes were chasing the cheetah. It looked to me like it was a bit
of a game and they weren't interested in hurting each other."
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