Tiny but Mighty

Imagine a ferocious lion. Now imagine that lion getting stunned by a small, guinea pig- sized mongoose. Unbelievable right! Last night I started watching Nat Geo Wild and they had this one video of a mongoose pack that got attacked by a couple of lions. Most of the pack got safely back in their tunnels, but one wasn't so lucky. The unlucky mongoose got picked up by the lion and was bitten. Thankfully for the mongoose, the lion started to play with its food (what he was playing with was Mr.Mongoose). At that point, the mongoose fought its way out of the grasp of the lion’s claws and started to hiss, bare its teeth and dance around. The lion continued to chase the mongoose, but before the lion could kill it, it escaped into the safety of its tunnel. At the end of the attack, the mongoose had an injured leg and the lion did not get to eat lunch. After learning about this event and also reading “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”, would you like a mongoose as a pet?