Mane keeps hitting my head: Leopard makes lions leave his tree… by pooping on it

A mother leopard was not happy to be caught in a tree by a lion – so she pooped on it twice.

The leopard, named Spot, was enjoying a redbuck shot among the leaves of a bush tree in Kenya’s Naboisho Conservancy.

But it soon attracted the attention of hungry lions, jackals and hyenas – and the big cats even tried to climb the tree.

Kol hid from the lions high up in the tree while her one-year-old son waited in the bushes below.

Trapped in the top of the tree, the cunning leopard devised a way to escape and reach her baby. With no other choice, she defecated on the wild predator below – successfully enticing him to leave his perch.

Now it’s time to see how the leopard poops on a lion in the branches of the tree below

Spot was finally able to leave the tree and reunite with her son after the lion left his place

The footage captured the moment the lion was defeated by a few drops of faeces falling from above.

Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein, who accompanied one group, documented the scene with guest Laura Galbraith.

Paul explained: “The Rooibok kill was in a Boscia tree 12 minutes from our Kicheche Valley camp.

“Both the leopard mother, called Spot, and her one-year-old son had eaten in the late sun the night before.

“The next morning both animals ate and descended in the false dawn. But when the mother returned to her lofty restaurant for another venison carpaccio, she was spotted by two foxes, who immediately started poking around.

“It’s a high decibel call and over time it attracted hyenas who were obsessed with the smell in the tree they couldn’t climb.

The roe deer kill attracted the attention of hungry lions, jackals and hyenas – with the big cats even trying to climb the tree

Kol hid from the lions high up in the tree while her one-year-old son waited in the bushes below

Spot (pictured in the tree) enjoyed dinner in the sun the night before

Spot and her son (pictured together) got separated when the group of predators took an interest in the tree

The cunning animal’s actions allowed her to bounce back safely to the ground

Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein (pictured), who accompanied a group, documented the scene with guest Laura Galbraith

“It wasn’t long before three large, immature lions arrived. They can climb, but weakly as they are heavy and clumsy, and yet attempts have been made to raise a cacophonous chorus from the silver-backed terrier-like foxes.

The leopard cubs hid in the nearby croton bushes, but the mother was stranded in the boscia and retreated into the treetops to get as far away from the much larger predator as possible. All these enemies are mortal enemies.

“When the lion fell out of the trunk, the leopard actually pooped on it. Two times!

“As soon as the lions and hyenas retreated sufficiently, the spotted cat descended and darted towards her cubs, with the foxes in relentless pursuit. Later in the afternoon we found them both asleep.

“The whole episode lasted about forty minutes and ended before 7:45, early as nature intended.”