Originally Posted by
tywebb
I'm glad you're okay and I understand how scary it is. Several years ago while commuting home on a bike trail in the dark I had a very similar experience going about the same speed you were and it scared me enough that I didn't bike commute for a few weeks. I watch this video and I think of what could of happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WppCEOg1Qs
A little searching on net makes me think he got in the way of a Greater Kudu (one of Africa's spiral horned antelopes). If that's the case, those animals as adults weigh anywhere between 420-600 pounds and stand about 63" at the shoulder!
I'd look out for the lion chasing that beast because I'm sure that Kudu was thinking, "I don't have to outrun the lion, I just have to outrun you!"