The smackdown took place at an
ordinary watering hole where a
small herd of cape buffalo
were drinking and idling,
wandering dangerously close to
a pack of concealed lions that
either did not smell very
lion-like or, more probably,
were crouching deliberately
upwind. On the other side of
the hole, six tourists and a
guide wat
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The smackdown took place at an
ordinary watering hole where a
small herd of cape buffalo
were drinking and idling,
wandering dangerously close to
a pack of concealed lions that
either did not smell very
lion-like or, more probably,
were crouching deliberately
upwind. On the other side of
the hole, six tourists and a
guide watched in a parked
range vehicle. The lions
waited until the buffalo got
close enough and then pounced,
seizing the baby and
scattering the adults. That's
usually a game-ender for a
baby buffalo, but things got
even worse for this one as he
struggled backwards, splashed
part way into the water, and
got his hind legs snagged by a
pair of crocodiles. He somehow
yanked free of them, but
remained in the jaws of the
lions until suddenly the adult
cape buffalos stormed back in
much greater numbers,
dispersed the lions and made
off with the remarkably
unharmed baby.

Category Pets & Animals

Tags animal, buffalo, crocodile, lion, africa, battle, video