This Article is From Jun 30, 2015

That Must Have Hurt. Leopard Discovers That Porcupines Don't Make Good Meals

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Image Courtesy: Screengrab taken from YouTube video uploaded by World News&EveryThing AbouT Life

Who 'spiked' my food? This hungry leopard found out the hard way just what happens when you try to feed on a porcupine.

Wolfie van Eck, a 38-year-old amateur photographer, captured incredible images of an incredibly courageous/foolish leopard looking to hunt a porcupine for lunch at the Kruger National Park in South Africa.

The photos (uploaded as a montage on YouTube) show the big cat braving the porcupine's quills. The images captured show the feline backing off when it gets pricked on its paw and then beating a hasty retreat.

Only days ago, images of an African rock python that died after swallowing a 13.8 kg porcupine in South Africa went viral on the Internet.

Thankfully, the leopard didn't meet the same grisly end. Take a look:

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