Seeing a beautiful bird like the peacock might make you think that they are extremely adorable. You might feel that they are too innocent to be bothered by other animals in the jungle. Nature doesn’t work that way. Peacocks often fall prey to other animals. A similar video surfaced on the internet. People were amazed after watching the video. In the viral reel, a peacock was seen roaming in the jungle when suddenly a tigress appeared from nowhere and attacked it. The two creatures were too close to each other, but what happened next will surely surprise you. Curious to know more about this? Read this article to know more about the video here.
The social media post we are talking about in this article was posted on Instagram. The video shows a rare confrontation between a tigress and a peacock. This user is known for sharing amazing wildlife videos that are often widely shared. The Instagram handle is followed by more than 27 lakh users. Many people think that peacocks cannot fly. But that is not the case. They can fly for short distances in order to save themselves from danger.
In the video, we can see a peacock roaming around in the jungle. The tigress suddenly emerged from the bushes behind and attacked the peacock. There was only an inch of distance between them, but then the peacock managed to fly. The tigress tried to knock the peacock with her paws, but by then the peacock had already flown away. The user captioned it, “Peacocks can fly short distances, often reaching up to 15 metres (49 feet) high, which helps them escape predators by flying to a tree. After hunting, the tigress returns to her four cubs.” After failing to catch the prey, the tigress then returned back to her cubs.
This reel went viral soon after it was poster garnering more than 40 lakh views. It was liked by over 2 lakh users while millions of people commented. One user commented, “Both national bird and animal of India in one frame,” while another user wrote, “Beautiful tiger and cubs.”
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