Leopard hunts flying squirrel, fails to learn to fly

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A leopard attempting to catch a flying squirrel in Kenya ended up embarrassing itself on camera when it took an epic leap from a tree and crashed to the ground.

The video, filed at the Maasai Mara National Reserve and posted to YouTube by Maasai Mara Sightings, shows the leopard initially rooting around a fallen tree in search of prey.

The big cat's attention is captured by a flying squirrel gliding nearby, leading it to scale a nearby tree to get closer to the airborne rodent.

The leopard attempts to pounce on the flying squirrel by jumping from a high branch, but ultimately fails to catch its prey or learn to fly as it crashes to the ground.

The leopard, apparently embarrassed, picks itself up without showing signs of injury and scurries away.