Hippos surround lion stranded on rock in a river

Lion trapped on rock in river surrounded by angry hippos (video screenshot)

(UPI) – A male lion wanders into the wrong territory and finds himself stuck in the middle of a river surrounded by angry hippos.

As co-owner and guide at South Post in Kruger National Park, Steyn Jacobson, 30, said he has never seen a sight like that. He shared the footage with LatestSightings.com.

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"We started off with a quiet morning, so we went down to the river for our morning coffee stop so that the guests could enjoy the view, as it was my last drive with them. Always looking around for something, I saw the hippos' strange behavior. As we watched, the hippos grew increasingly agitated and started to circle a rock, clearly unhappy with it."

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