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Caught on camera: Lion leaps to catch antelope in mid-air
<p>Watch the extraordinary take down by a pair of lionesses, who surprise two blesbok antelopes running in their direction by intercepting them after one antelope leaps in an attempt to escape</p>

In what can be described as an extraordinary take-down, a hungry lioness intercepts an antelope in mid-air to capture it. The incident that took place in a game reserve in South Africa was captured on camera.
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A lioness leaps in mid-air to intercept the jumping antelope in a game reserve in South Africa
The footage shows a pair of lionesses ambushing two blesbok antelopes on top of a ridge. The frightened bleshoks attempt to escape by leaping from ridge, while one manages to get away, the other antelope is intercepted mid-flight by a lioness as both predator and prey hit the ground hard.
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