The Lion’s Catch

6 responses to “The Lion’s Catch”

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   Aris Jansons

   Jul 31, 2011 at 10:13 pm

   Sad. Poor buffalo. Natural dialectics.

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   PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE

   Jul 31, 2011 at 10:54 pm

   Nice catch ; )

   Remind me of a video you have probably seen before, but just in case, of a battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and 2 crocodiles at a watering hole in South Africa’s Kruger National Park while on safari.

   

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   Astrocatou

   Jul 31, 2011 at 11:41 pm

   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/photonquantique]
   That was something…

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   solerena

   Aug 1, 2011 at 2:25 am

   Yep, good one:) good catch:D

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   jitze

   Aug 1, 2011 at 7:32 am

   I’d heard 2nd hand unsubstantiated stories of lion going after other "big" game for food (elephant, buffalo, rhino, giraffe…) but never came across an actual occurence, so this would have been very rare where/when I was brought up.

   More usual were zebra, wildebeeste, and various gazelles like impala or thompson’s – and of course domestic goat, cattle, and dog when the occasion presented itself. You managed to hit a hat trick of really lucky jackpots on your trip

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   jurvetson

   Aug 4, 2011 at 1:53 am

   yeah, amazing interactions and kin selection going on there… I had to watch it twice. Must say, those baby buffalo sure are tough!

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