Shocking footage was captured by a cameraman on safari in South Africa

Hilarious footage of a giraffe kicking a zebra in the backside to make it move out of its way has emerged online.

The video, which was uploaded to LiveLeak, shows the long-necked herbivore getting impatient before striking the striped creature with its front leg.

At the start of the clip, which was shot by a man on safari in South Africa, the giraffe can be seen heading towards the grazing animal.

At the start of the clip, which was shot by a man on safari in South Africa, the giraffe can be seen heading towards the grazing animal

After a couple of seconds the giraffe strikes the zebra in the behind in a bid to clear its path - much to the surprise of tourists who are watching the animals movement from a safari truck.

Following the kick, the zebra flees behind a member of its dazzle leaving the giraffe alone to graze.

Expressing her shock, one woman gasps and exclaims: 'Oh, he just kicked him! Did you see?'

The video, which was uploaded to LiveLeak, shows the long-necked herbivore getting impatient before striking the striped creature with its front leg

After a couple of seconds the giraffe strikes the zebra in the behind in a bid to clear its path - much to the surprise of tourists who are watching the animals movement from a safari truck

To which one of the men in the group revealed he had caught the strike on his camera.

The video concludes with the cameraman and woman describing the incident before one man laughs and states: 'I don't know why he did it, but that was cool.'

MailOnline recently reported on footage shot in Kruger National Park in South Africa, which saw a juvenile buffalo killed by four hyenas during a brutal hunt.

The shocking footage shows how the four predators slowly wear down the buffalo who after three hours succumbs to its wounds.

Residents in the African Dream House Safari in the national park were woken up at 5am to noise of the hunt.