After engaging in combat with a spiky porcupine, this hungry leopard was forced to accept defeat. In Sᴏᴜᴛʜ Aғʀɪᴄᴀ’s Kruger National Park, the predator was seen pursuing the spiky rodent before making the regrettable decision to  attack.

The strange encounter, which lasted an hour and a half, saw the determined leopard take frequent breaks to lick its wounds and remove spines from its paws, while the courageous porcupine refused to back down and simply stayed in place definitely as though to torment its opponent. After the leopard conceded defeat, they appeared to call a truce and slink away as odd allies.

The struggle continued for almost 90 minutes, during which the leopard took three brief breaks to lick his paws. They simply turned around and left after that. It was undoubtedly an experience of a lifetime.