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When one pet owner took his dog for a walk the last thing he expected was a lion to appear out of the darkness.
In footage, which was shared to TikTok by a man called Sam Pepper, we can see the dog walking ahead of his owner.
As the animal keeps stopping and staring into the dark night, Pepper can be heard explaining: "I've been out here walking for my dog for a minute and he's spooked. He's spooked about something."
In the video, which has been watched more than 11.8 million times, the man then reassures his pet by saying: "Its okay. Its okay boy."
The dog pauses and stares into the distance again as the man says: "Something has been following us. No boy come on its okay."
The animal then stops in his tracks and out of the darkness emerges a lion cub, causing the pet to scarper.
Pepper can be heard exclaiming: "Ah its a lion!"
Text overlaying the footage, which can be watched here, reads: "Why you should always trust your dogs instincts."
@sampepper My dogs sense are better than my own. #petsoftiktok #dogsoftiktok
♬ original sound - Sam Pepper
Although the context or location of the encounter is not yet known, Newsweek has reached out to Pepper for comment.
Pepper captioned the unbelievable scene writing: "My dogs sense are better than my own. #petsoftiktok #dogsoftiktok."
The amazing moment has garnered lots of traction online since it was posted on November 16, having attracted more than 2 million likes and nearly 60,000 shares.
Additionally, 15,600 people have rushed to the comments section to share their thoughts on the dog's actions.
One TikTok user, Zen Zen, wrote: "My dad taught me: If a dog barks loudly, there's people and other dogs. If your dog just quietly stares at a direction, that's danger."
Another person, Jack, added: "Why is nobody asking why a British person has encountered a lion on a dog walk."
Hayley_Arnold21 typed: "I don't know what's funnier. The lion tryna figure out what y'all freaked out about or the dog leaving you in the dust."
Stephen Rowland observed: "Dogs are the most loyal companion until they see a lion."
Go Plant A Tree asked: "Am I high or was that actually a lion?"
Astasolos stated: "The lion be like: A LION?! WHERE."
Tessa G commented: "Just a young female, she seemed more curious than anything but could still be dangerous, wouldn't stop me from trying to pet her though."
It's Trendie joked: "Good job you caught it on camera otherwise people would have thought you're lion."
