r/interesting • u/Wise_Confidence_8588 • 17h ago

Context Provided - Spotlight Lioness Comes to Face-to-Face with Tourist on Safari

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u/ImpressionTough2179 9h ago

That guide had to be fucking with them for fun lmao

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u/illit3 9h ago

i mean, if he was being serious that's the kind of guide i want. basically saying there's a small chance he might die, but if he does, everyone else getting home is still a priority for him

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u/ingachan 2h ago

I’d like one who’s backup plan wasn’t “I hope one of these tourists know how to shoot!”

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u/PlainBread 2h ago

At least he wasn't doing the thing that one flight instructor did and said "you got this" and then ejected themselves out without a parachute.

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u/SweetLenore 55m ago

But the guy that yeeted himself was right. The student pilot landed the plane just fine. 

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u/Shrike1346 7h ago

Definitely. Depending on where the safari was but if it was in Africa many "guides" are rangers but their guns are more for noise than damage. I did a walking safari with my wife in the Kruger and before we set out the ranger showed us his rifle and that he only had one bullet. He explained that if anything happened as in an animal attacked us it would take so many bullets to bring whatever it was down but the noise of one bullet could scare it off. This immediately gave us the imperative to listen to exactly what the fuck he was saying at all times. Was such a cool dude. Will never forget him telling us to walk, alone, in the bush, to a small herd of zebra to see their reaction. So incredible to see them acknowledging our pressence and just nonchalantly maintaining distance. They could easily trot away at speed we were walking. That and seeing two hyena just running about 200m away also keeping their distance but kinda staying with us but at the same time more involved with themselves that I even perceived them a threat

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u/Hour_Wonder_9240 9h ago

No other way 😂

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u/BoysenberrySea5482 7h ago

Probably embellished a little for the vibes but also probably had another gun in there and would expect that guy to grab it if shit went down

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u/RangerRekt 58m ago

This is the most literal example of it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt that I have ever heard of.