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Posted: 2023-03-08T18:24:59Z | Updated: 2023-03-08T18:31:16Z

An elephant and a lion engaged in a comical standoff recently at a well in South Africa before the plucky pachyderm provided the punch line. (Watch the video below.)

In a video posted by the wildlife platform Latest Sightings, a lion was lounging by the well at the Balule Game Reserve when an elephant approached, bringing the lion to attention. The elephant began to dip its trunk in the well and drink.

And in the wait-for-it-moment ...

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