The passion for natural life in Africa often involves the big animals we love to see in documentaries: lions, leopards, elephants and rhinos always impress those who visit as well as those who saw the continent where humanity appeared from afar. But smaller animals are also capable of starring in dramatic scenes, as shown in this footage of a desperate fight between a mongoose and a lizard.

The incident happened in Kruger National Park, one of the main safari areas in South Africa, and was caught by tourist Maitseo Matlou, who shared his report with the news portal Latest Sightings

“We had been driving for a while and there wasn’t much to see. Keeping my eyes glued to the road, I continued driving until movement caught my attention. Something is happening on the road and it’s very small. I took out my binoculars to see, there was an aggressive mongoose attacking a lizard,” Matlou said.