Leopard's Painful Encounter With Porcupine Quills Caught on Camera in the Wild

Leopard's Painful Encounter With Porcupine Quills Caught on Camera in the Wild

A leopard learns a painful lesson after attempting to take on a porcupine, ending up with quills stuck all over its body. The encounter highlights how porcupines defend themselves against predators and the risks big cats face when hunting them.
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Leopard Learns Painful Lesson As Porcupine Quills Get Stuck All Over. | Transcript:

I got the steering wheel. Just hold. But no one knows. Oh, it's got it as well. Oh, he's getting me that camera. What the is going on with this stupid camera, man? What settings? It's fine. Greg, it really is a birthday gift to you. Never. Wait. Whoa. Forward. What are you doing? I'm not looking. Never. Never have I seen this before. How much did we get sparked? Pork is still alive. That was bloody good spot to see that it came out. it's got needles all over its belly.

It does. Yeah, we are in a very selfish position. Well, I am in a very selfish position. Hi. Yeah, he's getting it out. We've watched two unsuccessful kills and now he's got a real kill. Some of those needles have blood on it. Oh, that's beautiful. Oh, his belly is full of it.

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