Incredible wildlife footage posted online Monday shows a lioness hunt down her prey in the wild plains of South Africa.

The rare video was filmed by strapping a GoPro camera onto the animal's back before letting her free to hunt. The footage depicting the waterbuck's takedown has since amassed more than 20,000 views on YouTube.

[sharequote align="center"]"Wildlife observers have probably wanted footage like this for years and years now."[/sharequote]

"Wildlife observers have probably wanted footage like this for years and years now," one person commented. "Thanks to GoPro and people like Kevin Richardson, it is now possible. Awesome!"

"Crazy GoPro video," echoed another.

Watch the Footage:

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