It looked like an easy meal had been served for this lioness - an exhausted and bedraggled young wildebeest that had crawled from the Mara river. But the plucky wildebeest landed a well-aimed head butt at the predator, giving it enough time to escape this particular threat by running off across the plains. Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein captured the eye-to-eye action.
Picture: Paul Goldstein/Exodus / Rex Features
