WATCH | Greedy male lion saves warthog from other lions

A large male lion ruined the hunt for the rest of his pride when his greed allowed a warthog to run free.

Cobus Visser captured this incredible moment while driving on the river road in Marloth Park last week.

In the video, two lionesses catch a warthog but before they can kill it the male lion chases them away so he can enjoy the spoils. In seconds, the lionesses scatter and the warthog scampers away.

"We saw a hunt, a catch and this fun moment where the catch got away because of the dominance of the male reacting too early, trying to claim perhaps what was not his," Visser told Latest Sightings.

"This was for sure one of, if not the best sighting I have ever experienced," Visser added.