Lions are the deserved kings of the African savannah, lions are almost invincible when they hunt, of course, there are lions in Kruger National Park who are almost forced to break up, but these are caused by the "bad boy alliance" composed of stray lions, in the final analysis, it is still the internal contradictions of lions!
But in Kenya's Masai Mara National Park, photographers captured a scene where lions were scattered by herds of bison and a lion rushed up a tree, trembling with fear, afraid to come down for hours!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="10" > herds duel with lions, ending with a complete victory for the cattle</h1>
Olav Thokle, a 54-year-old photographer from Norway, captured an incredible scene in Kenya's Masai Mara National Park, where a mighty male lion clings to a tree like a bullied daughter-in-law, afraid of falling!
And the lion has long lost the lazy eyes of the past, but the eyes are wide open and staring at the group of bison that are still wandering under the tree, and the sharp gaze of the uniform cattle makes the lion uncomfortable, adjusting its posture on the branches several times, and the claws are deeply grasping the bark, that pitiful look, it is really unbearable!
The bison confronted under the tree for several hours before gradually dispersing, at this time the lion was relieved, slowly climbed down from the tree, gray slipped into the surrounding grass, it is estimated that the hunting experience of being chased up to the tree can make this lion long memory, next time do not bite and carry hard with the cattle!
A herd of cattle staring at the tiger
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > how wild are African bison? </h1>
African wild buffalo has 5 subspecies, the size difference is relatively large, of which the largest southern savannah buffalo is the largest species of individual size, adult southern savannah buffalo body length of more than 3 meters, height of about 1.7 meters, weight up to 425-900 kg, is also a relatively large herbivorous animals in the African savannah. In fact, it looks a bit similar to the Asian buffalo, but the difference between the two is still obvious!
The African buffalo is relatively wide, with thicker limbs, a large head and long horns, and the most obvious feature is that the male's horns will cover the top of the head like a large shield, so the head is not afraid of impact when attacking! The body hair is sparse, the ears are large and droopy. In general, males are larger than females, and their horns are larger and longer.
Asian buffalo have been domesticated, there are few grumpy buffalo, and African buffalo have not been domesticated at all, long-term survival in the wild makes African buffalo very grumpy, and they are a "matriarchal society", group action, very aggressive!
The Grand Army fought, and the African wild buffalo had no opponent
The wild buffalo of the southern steppe will only be left alone if they are old or injured and cannot keep up with the large army, under normal circumstances, the wild buffalo are fighting in groups, and the strongest cow in the herd will become the leader of the group, leading the cattle to "fight", and the attack method of the wild buffalo is simple, rough and effective!
The "phalanx" composed of buffalo rushed to the "enemy", with thunder and lightning, the opponent was crushed, usually hundreds, or even thousands, the maximum speed could reach 60 kilometers per hour, and the endurance was very good, please ask such a unit to rush over, are you afraid or not, it is estimated that you need to set up several fire points, put on a few heavy machine guns to overwhelm this charge!
Of course, the hunting lion is stupid, fortunately there is a tree nearby, otherwise the poor lion would definitely be trampled on the meat paste, and even the skin would not be left!
Although lions are the main natural enemies of wild buffalo, and a large number of wild buffalo are preyed upon every year, these are left alone or calves (most of the time wild buffalo protect their calves in the middle of the group), or cows that are producing, or old and frail wild buffalo, etc., which is actually a group optimization action, but will maintain the health of the buffalo herd, which is more conducive to the development of the buffalo herd.
Lions are generally led by male lions, female lions hunt, when encountering powerful opponents, male lions will also participate in hunting, generally require the cooperation of 4-5 lions to successfully hunt a healthy wild buffalo, but also beware of being injured by the horns of wild buffalo, unfortunately the stroke is to open the stomach or serious internal injuries, and even lead to death!
Lions are attacked to death by herds of bison
What's worse is that the wild buffalo actually remembers the revenge, once they find the opportunity, they will provoke the lion and kill the lion's cubs, so this wild buffalo is really a lion's nightmare!
Extended reading: It's not lions that hurt the most in Africa
Lions are scary because they are predators, wild buffalo and hippos graze and are not harmful to people! But in fact, on the contrary, hippos and wild buffalo are the animals with the highest proportion of injuries in the African savannah!
Hundreds of people die in Africa every year from these two animals, and friends who travel to Africa are often unprepared about these two animals, and as a result, people do not even have time to react when they launch a sudden attack, such as on August 11, 2018, when two Chinese tourists were attacked by hippos while sightseeing and photographing lakeside Naivasha in Kenya. The incident killed one tourist and injured another.