This is the moment a tour group including a Brit was attacked by an angry jaguar while exploring the Peruvian jungle.
Fernando Tapia Vera was leading the group through thick jungle undergrowth near Puerto Maldonado, Peru, before being detained.
His images show trees and bushes surrounding the group from all angles, with a small clearing in front of him.
Everything seems to be going smoothly until a moving shadow appears behind a curtain of leaves.
As the seconds pass, Fernando continues filming as the tension begins to rise.
Fernando Tapia Vera was guiding a group of tourists through the Peruvian jungle when he saw a predator lurking behind some bushes.
Terrifying footage captured the moment the leopard leaped from behind trees towards the group, which included a British man.
Despite trying to scare it away, the wild animal pounced on Fernando, leaving him with scratches on his paws from the leopard’s claws.
The shadow seems to move and get closer to the group until out of nowhere a jaguar shoots out from behind the leaves.
The wildcat lunges right at the tour guide’s legs as he frantically runs backwards trying to escape.
The group can be heard making loud, animal-like growls in an attempt to scare away the beast. But that is not enough to prevent the jaguar from attacking Fernando.
Luckily, the attack is fleeting and the tour guide only gets a few scratches on the legs with his claws.
Grab a machete and start cutting the vegetation to scare the feline.
When they finally retreat into the jungle, a shocked Brit can be heard saying “Bloody hell” in relief at the group’s narrow escape.
Speaking of the exciting encounter, Fernando said: “I always wanted to see one, but not like this.”
He remembered feeling like he was “not alone” as he walked deeper and deeper into the jungle, and luckily the shadow caught his attention just in time.
Finally, the group managed to scare the jaguar back into the jungle and no one was hurt.
Fernando admitted that he is now “more alert than ever” when exploring the forest
“It was the mighty jaguar. I looked into its eyes, waiting for its movement,” he said.
‘I thought he would leave but no, he stayed for a couple more minutes.
“It seemed like hours until he got bored and turned around and we never saw him again.”
Fernando continued: ‘It was a unique and memorable encounter.
‘In the end there was only one good memory left, the jaguar left and we also continued on our way.’
He admitted that he is now more alert than ever when walking through the jungle and revealed that, miraculously, no one was hurt.
Biologist Gustavo Figueiroa told Latin American media that after spotting the big cat, the group should have moved away in silence.
He said: “It is a bluff attack as it jumps and advances just to intimidate.”
‘And that’s the most common thing with jaguars, they give a warning signal to get away when they feel cornered, but because they stayed there, he chased them.’
However, after the jaguar charged at them, he says, the group did the right thing.
Figueiroa said: ‘They took a step back, raised their hands, made noise.
“In short, they drove him away and showed that they outnumbered him.”