Wild buffalo are not only large animals, but in many cases they are also extremely intelligent and mischievous.

Africa is the second largest continent in the world with diverse terrain and beautiful landscapes. It is home to many wild animals: elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos and rhinos…

Behind the calmness of the steppe here are fierce battles for survival between wild animals.

Just like a miniature society, the wild world has its order and is established by powerful hunters. They are the most fearsome predators in nature and are ranked by scientists at the top of the food chain.

The wild buffalo (Synceros caffer) is one of the largest animals in Africa, ranked in the “Big Five”, the group of the most dangerous animals in this land. An adult buffalo has a body length of 2.1-3 m; Body weight can reach 500 – 1,000 kg.

The most recognizable feature of the buffalo is the pair of horns fused at the angular base, forming a continuous bony shield called a “hump”.

African buffalo have sharp senses to detect predators through a combination of visual, olfactory and auditory cues. The animal is capable of detecting lions at a distance of 1 km.

Unlike the gentle and somewhat shy nature of the Asian water buffalo, the African wild buffalo has never been domesticated.

Therefore, although they are herbivores, wild buffaloes have an aggressive and fierce temperament, and in many cases they are even ready to fight off the fiercest predators.

According to statistics, every year African wild buffaloes cause about 200 killings. Even hunters have to be wary of them because once injured, wild buffalo will become agitated and attack anyone near it.

On a beautiful day, full of energy, if there is a herbivore that is brave enough to withstand consecutive attacks from top predators, it can definitely only be the wild buffalo. .

Mr. Antoni Britz, manager at Elephant Walk Retreat, was lucky enough to witness this extremely majestic scene.

Elephant Walk Retreat is located about 50 meters from Crocodile Bridge. This is a favorite place for tourists because of the quality of service as well as the beautiful scenery overlooking the Crocodile River.

On that day, one of the employees here, Mr. Sipho, announced the arrival of the lions to the manager.

When he arrived, Britz discovered that in addition to the lions, there was also a wild buffalo drinking water in the river. Discovering their prey, the lions began to line up and approach.

Quite lucky because the wild buffalo detected unusual signs and counterattacked. However, according to Britz’s observations, the pride of lions in front of him is a group in the famous Vurhami Pride, including many adult members, with a lot of battle experience and one of the formidable forces in Congo. Kruger tablets.

Faced with the wild buffalo’s ferocity, the lions seem shy and want to keep their distance. To put it simply, instead of attacking fiercely, the lions chose the strategy of encirclement and slow attack.

Suddenly, the wild buffalo came up with an option: run down to the river in the hope of escaping the lion’s attacks. At this moment, the wild buffalo’s great move confused the lions.

Obviously, river areas have never been the lion’s strength. Then, to prevent a possible attack from a crocodile, the wild buffalo decided to run all the way to the other side, leaving behind the bewildered lions.