As hunters, lions also find it difficult to understand the actions of wild buffalo herds.

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.

Matthew Durell, an animal enthusiast, during a trip to Kruger National Park accidentally witnessed an encounter between a lion and a buffalo.

Wild buffalo are known to be lions’ favorite prey. Wild buffalo often move and forage in very large numbers, possibly up to several hundred or even thousands. The herd behavior of wild buffalo is an effective weapon that helps them fight against all predators on the steppe.

Not only the number, but each African buffalo is also compared to a “tank”, with an adult body weighing from 500 kg to 1 ton, and sharp horns.

Chaos began when two lions rushed into the middle of a herd of buffalo. Faced with the ferocity of the king of the jungle, the wild buffalo herd was overwhelmed.

Among the herd of wild buffalo, the lion caught a small buffalo. The hesitation of the whole buffalo herd made the lions even more excited. But no one knows that this is the strategy of wild buffalo. Don’t rush, slowly but surely.

The encirclement of the wild buffalo herd gradually closed. Everything would be almost perfect, if the buffalo that came to rescue the baby buffalo did not hit the victim.

Everything seems to be slowing down. The lions were bewildered by the unique and strange African performance.