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'THE DAVID HAYE OF THE GIRAFFE WORLD'
Planet Earth II viewers left speechless after incredible giraffe fights off a pack lions
It seems no one expected this to happen during the BBC One show...
PLANET Earth Two viewers were left gobsmacked after a giraffe managed to escape from a trap set by lions.
The desert episode of the BBC One show followed the giraffe as it was stalked by a pack that had laid in wait.
As one of the lions stalked the giraffe from behind, it pushed the giraffe into a trap.
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Running along, it careered into space where another lion had been waiting for it.
As the lion leapt up to take a bite of its neck, the giraffe showed off its brute strength – swiping the lion to one side with ease.
In the incredible footage, the giraffe then appeared to put in the boot and trampled upon the lion as it continued to run.
Viewers of the incredible nature programme, which is narrated by Sir David Attenborough, were left speechless after watching the giraffe’s jaw-dropping feat.
One fan of the show even likened the giraffe to boxer David Haye.
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Sir David’s latest show has brought in a huge audience – with the first week pulling in 9.4million UK viewers, beating The X Factor.
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Producers risked their lives and even endured underwear-eating rats to bring some of the most extraordinary wildlife footage ever seen on TV.
For Justin Anderson, who produced the Mountains episode, the shoot literally left him breathless.
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He revealed: “I had to come down and spend a couple of days sitting in a hotel with an oxygen cylinder.”
Justin was helped by an array of hi-tech gadgetry, including 30 ultra high-definition camera traps to help locate the rare creatures – which are so thinly scattered that one leopard will inhabit 100 square miles of mountainous Indian terrain.
Sir David said of the daring shoot: “It’s the most moving sequence and also very, very beautiful. It’s never been seen before.”
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