Buffalo Stuck & Cornered by Lions Calls for Backup

This is the awesome scene when a herd of buffalo closes ranks on a pride of eight hungry lionesses and rescues a stricken older bull from certain death
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When the pride closed in, the buffalo moved the calves behind them and brought up their big males, weighing up to 900kgs, to form a defensive wall.
Having retreated from the grassy savannah to high ground, they seemed out of danger but one older male buffalo could not scale the steep bank to safety.
One hind leg was left dangling and the lionesses sensed a bigger meal than just a calf and circled in for the kill, with one leaping up onto its haunches.
But the "buffalo soldiers" were having none of it and charged, again and again, to protect their elderly herd member, forcing the lionesses to keep retreating.
Eventually, the buffalo was able to regain its footing and scale the bank and turn round and face its tormentors who finally realized there would be no kill today.
The buffalo is one of the most dangerous animals in South Africa with the bovine beast with its huge horns known as a "boss" killing over 200 people a year.
The sighting was captured by game ranger Pieter van Wyk at the exclusive MalaMala Game Reserve in the Greater Kruger Park whilst on a drive with guests.
Pieter, 35, said: "The lionesses had come down to a riverbed when they met a large pride of lionesses who were hungry and on the hunt for a kill to feed on.
"The lionesses surprised and grabbed a young calf but although it was pinned down, before they could kill it, the mother and male members of the herd chased it off.
"The baby had a lucky escape and survived but as the herd retreated into the safety of the bush. One of the older members of the herd got stock on the steep bank.
"It was a sitting duck, unable to defend itself and the lionesses knew that and they moved in for the kill, being watched by younger cubs of the pride.
“But the male buffalo were not going to give up on their herd member and charged the lionesses, again and again, until they gave up on having it for lunch.
"It was an extremely captivating and adrenaline-pumping sighting and one of my best," said the father-of-two who works on the 33000 acre Big 5 game reserve.
The buffalo is a prized trophy for big game hunters who, apart from humans, its only predators are lions and crocodiles. They can stand at up to 5ft 6in in height.
But this time the Kings of the Jungle came off second best to the Buffalo Soldiers...
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[@allstarpterosaur850]

“Help me, step-buffaloes! I’m stuck!” Buffaloes are odd. Sometimes they abandon a herd member in trouble, sometimes they charge to the rescue.

[@saintfrancis9619]

If one of them won’t charge then all of them won’t usually and same vice versa.

[@Crest28]

Thats kind of a good thing, if they always charged in to rescue one then lions would have to take them off the menu completely.

[@NannupTiger]

Lions are the same, I'm thinking all animals, even of the same species/herd even, behave differently, wow, l just had a epiphany 😋

[@lucastardjopawiro3698]

They probably felt more comfortable moving forward a little because of the ridge.

[@silverblack8312]

Probably" abandoned" Buffalo was a jerk 🤣

[@Wryvan]

Buffalos: It's over lions! We have the high ground!

[@OFFICIALLionCountry-ur2qu]

You underestimate my power

[@JoeSmoe1]

@@OFFICIALLionCountry-ur2qu * *slowly* *walks* *up* *escalator* *

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

That's the quote that came to my mind as well lol.

[@saisameer8771]

Liar!

[@heed9726]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@AA-HCR2]

Love it! Barely gets up and as soon as it does, turns right around and says "you were saying?".

[@dritemolawzbks8574]

The tables turned at night. With that leg injury, she probably fed the pride for days.

[@jKDC1987]

Love how the big bulls hold their ground and protect the cows and calves

[@dritemolawzbks8574]

I've seen so much domestic and family violence from those bulls on the savanna, I've begun siding with the big-game hunters.

[@kloet87]

High ground Anakin

[@romeovassili7169]

The way the buffaloes stood for each other, better than many humans nowadays 👍👏 🐃🐂

[@bulb6222]

Even the animals know that it's better to have a high ground defense.

[@bobbyb7979]

Is your 1st name light?

[@notsohandytim5090]

Lions smart enough to try to lure them down, buffalo too smart to come down.

[@jinoziniosti5633]

Buffalo: Its over Anakin..I have the high ground ..

[@Latestsightings]

Hope you all enjoy the new video!

[@Awdal_State]

Keep updating with new ones

[@elke9499]

A battle if wills tnx

[@muhammadumar6645]

why not?

[@johnsolberg5611]

Mooo!!!

[@biswarupghosh5504]

2:39 that one lion at the back just chilling laying down, watching the show

[@freedomring4813]

The best part was the male lion🦁 just relaxing in the background watching the females🐯 work.... boy is he smart.

[@truthbtruth8559]

It's the females who do most of the hunting. The males just lie around, eat, sleep, procreate and are too stupid to form a hunting group. 😅

[@JK-cj3qe]

Channel which has not put up a video with click Bait ever 💯

[@johnjordan8022]

Lions and Buffalos are pretty good at playing Cat and Mouse role reversal.

[@nidattack7245]

Buffalo climbs up and turns around and be like: You was saying?

[@madiluSystem]

hahahahaha

[@mystermysterio5348]

They almost had a buffalo kill but the herd came to the rescue right on time ... That was great protection by the herd ... They actually cared about this buffalo member.

[@heem9438]

Yeah we saw the video

[@dritemolawzbks8574]

@@heem9438 Be nice . Some people like restating the obvious.

[@tripps607]

Buffalo 🦬 soldier

[@JoeSmoe1]

The power of the HIGH GROUND is far understated outside of the Animal Kingdom LOL😀

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

Agreed! It's why we fought so hard in wars to take hills.

[@tomerzafon4]

@@bigdaddydiesel5520 See the "The Hill Fights" of the Vietnam War.

[@kailashsharma2244]

@@bigdaddydiesel5520 A

[@Golf05]

@@tomerzafon4 Don't forget Hamburger Hill.

[@kikokiko305]

2:08 LOL look at that little buffalo kid so proud and brave while he got back up.

[@HKr18358]

An example of super solidarity from the buffalo herd intervening just in time to ward off the lions and never allowing their friend to be caught separately.

[@tomerzafon4]

Buffalos never abandon a comrade.

[@BoskiM]

@@tomerzafon4 Lol they have in the past

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

@@BoskiM 10/10 best profile pic.

[@BoskiM]

@@Nmdixon-cu7vm hats off to chairman Biden lol

[@salmansalmankhan6462]

@@tomerzafon4 Yb TV

[@ddamitdd]

Now I never skip leg workout anymore

[@Billyb0b557]

Less fat and more lean meat for the lions? ;)

[@moonlignittee948]

@@Billyb0b557 huh?

[@ufodominicano8506]

The best safari on the Internet thanks friends

[@6191yellow]

@1:24 Hats off to his herd friends for not leaving him and being his side to fight off the lions,@2:09 even the little cute buffalo have the heart to fight and scare off the lions. @2:15 I really like the fact as soon as the buffalo got up from being stuck, he immediately turns on the lions and try to intimidate them back! What a hero buffalo.

[@MrRobertzingela]

How did you know is a "he or him "

[@blickyru]

the brave little buffalo wanted a piece of the action too

[@arnoldstrickland2814]

I saw the little one acting all that!

[@dritemolawzbks8574]

That calf was wondering what kind of stunt and fake injury she was pulling. The calves aren't known for being intelligent, and usually run directly into danger by staying so close to the mothers.

[@truenorth6999]

@@dritemolawzbks8574 Don’t most innocent babies of any species… Humans are very well known for child abuse and murder?!

[@dritemolawzbks8574]

@@truenorth6999 Awe. I am too hard on those buffalo calves. After years of watching them get rip to shreds by hyenas, lions, and wild dogs, I'm starting to be more sympathetic to bleating calves and not root for the predator.

[@ccch8252]

@@dritemolawzbks8574 I used to think like you as well, until I realised that lions are a far more endangered species than buffalos so now I cheer whenever they take down a buffalo, regardless of whether they're babies or adults. Team Lion all the way

[@fatmayo2293]

Lions: King of the jungle Water Buffalo: King of the hill

[@seahksan3942]

Tiger is the King of the jungle, not Lion. And Tiger hunting alone not in pack. By the way, Lion are not living in jungle forest...

[@fatmayo2293]

@@seahksan3942 It is a well known saying, but thanks for stopping by.

[@jeanfrancois125]

Jaguar...

[@abc64pan]

Buffalos are equipped with helmets and horns, perfect for ramming.

[@sho9214]

Love the buffalo spirit

[@kpphanibhushan2863]

Unity is the basic option to protect from the enemies this video is superb.

[@nocountry4oldfreeman]

It's always amazing to me to see animals come together like this

[@ronaldmejia6891]

Lions are my favorite animals, but for some reason I enjoy seeing buffaloes 🐃 helping each other from them.

[@prasanthsrikeshpai2228]

The wildebeests have to learn from these buffaloes. Helping out each other..

[@halfzed62]

yes i agree,

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Cape Buffalo rule, they could be the hero of the safari if they wanted to be. Every once in a while there is one that decides to fight back and flip a lion into the air like a pancake.

[@SerengetiNationalParadise]

Unity is POWER!

[@dimidomo7946]

That was exciting. I saw it as 'Standoff at Uneven Ridge'.

[@carpetsberkshire6611]

Brilliant love this, brave buffaloes come to the rescue… well the ones that come to the front to help anyway😊

[@aurex8937]

"It's over Lionking, I have the high ground!"

[@allstarpterosaur850]

“You underestimate my power, Buffalo Soldier!”

[@aurex8937]

@@allstarpterosaur850 "Don't bite it!"

[@glen7228]

The buffalo knew once they had the high ground, they had the advantage, then it was, "Come on lion, you want some of this." But you know the one with it's foot stuck was getting nervous.

[@borneandayak6725]

Buffalos, stay united and stay alive

[@Userofyoutube89]

Great video!

[@donnydoit7678]

I swear i love the lions so much, something very special about them.

[@JoobJaibot]

Buffalos: Not today, Lion Queens... "NO MEAL FOR YOU"!

[@mpumelelongomane8320]

What a beautiful sight

[@PM-im8nq]

and now the whole pride will starve....

[@dogifish0078]

@@PM-im8nq "vampires will starve if they don't eat humans"

[@tomerzafon4]

@@PM-im8nq They can shop at Walmart.

[@mariacleusa2791]

I love búfalos.

[@kickazz2730]

Lions: rooaaarr Buffaloes: those are just cats and we ain't lion

[@husyi]

Dapat notif langsung putar.

[@christianml2888]

Another quality video, this is an awesome channel.

[@JayB2]

Geez, I'm surprised that buffalo had that much trouble getting up there. It just looked a lot harder than I would expect.

[@jfziemba]

You must be young.

[@cquilty1]

@@jfziemba And you are so old and wise...

[@jfziemba]

@@cquilty1 Definitely the first. As for the second, I guess it's relative.

[@cquilty1]

@@jfziemba A wise reply...

[@vetiarvind]

i think he was injured in one leg

[@doktormcnasty]

These gosh-darned lionesses always getting on buffalo nerves. And literally too. Unbelievable.

[@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424]

Thank you fr not adding any annoying music to ur videos,thanks

[@ashleyduked]

Buffalo: Help me guys. The lion got my leg. Buffaloes: No, they did not. you just got your leg stuck. wriggle yourself out of it.

[@6616Milan]

Stuck Buffalo: "God. I'm Stuck & Fucked." Other Buffaloes : "We got u bro."

[@arnoldstrickland2814]

I love this channel

[@fillfinish7302]

Younger lions participating as well .😁😁😁😁

[@Latestsightings]

Brilliant hunting lesson for them.

[@kyradevdariani7925]

The subs just wanna have fun! 😊😊😊

[@jarmilakacirkova]

Amazing experience, thank you very much! Best regards Jarmila

[@cmbambafu7625]

We've had a movie about lions now for sometimes. It will be interesting to have a movie about Buffaloes

[@blakespower]

after he got up he turned around and said who was biting my butt!

[@isoldejonas1603]

I loved this video, buffalo's r my favorite cause they really stick together, these type are videos I love, predator becomes hunted😍❤

[@atolffhiddler1668]

Big win for the buffalos. But wait till sun sets

[@Dancopymus]

Unity is strength!

[@dharam149]

Wow this is a great sighting. Loved it ,there was no kill.

[@collew3226]

In my head I think “cute!! Just like my kitties go back and forth teasing/chasing/pouncing…” and then remember what I’m actually watching lol

[@davidsf101]

When you are in a defensive position, the high ground gives you a lot of advantages. This is why in military battles, the group on top of the mountain has the most advantage. We can learn a lot from nature. Also, the buffalos use teamwork and intimidate the lions.

[@commentsandlikes9509]

you are wrong. occupying the top of the mountain could be disastrous if the enemies simply surround you. There is no water source at the top of mountains. you and your army has zero mobility if you elect to stay on a hill. Having the high ground is important, but there's a difference between elevation gain and a literal mountain.

[@ig8609]

@@commentsandlikes9509 chill dude he didn't mean a mountain in literal sense.

[@bulb6222]

@@commentsandlikes9509 Ok Sun Tzu

[@100063830]

@@commentsandlikes9509 you are too clever.

[@fryboylll]

Obi wan-" It's over Anakin, I have the higher ground!"

[@jurassicsushi]

Buffalo: Ahhhh Crap I got a cramp in my calf! Wait for me!!! Lions: Maybe we should call our cousins the wild dogs to help us with this one.

[@hardwiredtoselfdestruction3401]

If it were wild dogs instead, that buffalo would be beef jerky

[@toniodee7814]

Lions and wild dogs have zero kinship to each other 💀

[@Pitbull00000]

@@hardwiredtoselfdestruction3401 no wild dogs cant hunt buffalo

[@gutemorcheln6134]

@@Pitbull00000 Oh they certainly can

[@Pitbull00000]

@@gutemorcheln6134 absolutely not. Not adult bufallo

[@JK-br1mu]

I like the mini threaten-stomp at 2:18

[@sundromos9456]

Hungry pride. The buff that was stuck, unusual difficulty climbing...something must be lacking in musculature. Injury or age? Or had the lions already been nibbling at his hind quarters before this?

[@edwinosorio8047]

Amazing 👌🏽

[@vgfxworks]

nice, I like when they help each other.. the one that got stuck was a strategic plan of making the lions stay back thinking they would make an easy catch.. they would have folowed them up they managed to keep them down. 😅 🤘 Buffalos Unite !! 🤜🤛 💪

[@bernardmcmahon5377]

Excellent presentation thanks

[@comradewiskers2864]

Everyone's sizing each other up lol

[@jeffkeith637]

Wow. That is a very confident pride. Buffalo specialists?

[@jayandhis.19cents10]

🦬 I'm stuck y'all.... Don't let them eat me alive 😅🤣 🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬 We here for you gang😎💪

[@cityshort]

Nice upload

[@Kitchdmn3]

The way it was limping up the hill looks like they just put off the inevitable.

[@Girjon05]

A small limp is not going to get the buffalo killed. If the leg is broken or really injured, then that's a whole other story. But since it was walking with the leg, it will quikly heal. + for a animal that doesn't use speed to avoid getting eaten. If it was a wildebeest or a zebra, then that would be worse, but then again i have seen limping reindeer run at top speed when they really need to

[@periechontology]

"Yeah Steve, we don't have arms, so you're going to have to do the getting back up part yourself"

[@samuelkamochu6808]

The best part was when it turned back to help ward off the lions.

[@leedsboy64]

same here

[@mehboobkm2018]

He was asking who kissed my ass?

[@ridersam5420]

2:54 😂😂😂 over excited kid

[@VideosDeAnimalesCortos]

The lions 🦁 are consistent, but many times they end up being KILLED by the buffalos 🐃❤️

[@jateenjain]

I never saw buffalo 🐃 killed lions 🤣

[@SyahidanIbnMokhtar]

@@jateenjain a simple search in youtube will find you many video of just that.

[@sharefrowell4284]

The Buffalo Called the homies to put some pain in on the lions 😂😂😂

[@aaronstones100]

"It's over lions. I have the high ground"

[@iLambert.]

Que animal incrivel é o búfalo

[@TheWitness1001]

Literally lions fighting an uphill battle.

[@getmeouttahere1209]

The buffalo at 0:25 said hell nahh

[@lucassouza-xm9ol]

Incrível como os búfalos são unidos eles não abandona um amigo em situações de perigo são leais muito bacana .

[@dhowto3005]

wow! Glad the buffalo was able to free it's leg.

[@naiaranascimento60]

Esses búfalos são muitos espertos mesmo🤗 E têm bastante deles😊 Nesse período de secar junta a fome a sede 🙏

[@PHlophe]

Nayara, Ele arriscou sua vida

[@HxllokxttyedxtALT]

stay united

[@Predatorx2648]

Buffalo: lion, it just certainly not your day.

[@diogoramos7718]

Vídeo top ❤

[@marcelluslopez9738]

Que bom..que os bufalos se uniram pra proteger o companheiro

[@Fremen2]

"I've got the high ground!"

[@bassingbasics6621]

What was it stuck on??

[@davisoonchonga]

Best stand off

[@twogamer7149]

1:55 some audacious cubs and a equally brave calf

[@alexng4]

imagine fighting with your cheeseburger just to eat it for lunch.

[@furtfurt]

Buffalos: "Okay, bring in the big guns!" All the old guys with huge horns amble up.

[@niteshs4726]

Nice over acting

[@sanjeevmenon650]

Team work works 🐃 💬🐯🐯🐯

[@madiluSystem]

L'union fait la force / Unity is strength / Einigkeit ist Stärke

[@paulettelabuschagne8192]

"Un pour tous, Tous pour un"...The Inimitable Lions vs. The Formidable Buffaloes...Mesmorizing Footage!

[@tllwllwsh2713]

At 0:34 Why didn't the male lion join in the hunt?

[@thedukwildanimals]

so great

[@RafaelSantos-wz8zf]

Chalk one up for the Buffalos.

[@luisramon8322]

Good buffalo team work. One or two lions don't bring down a buffalo unless it is injured.

[@user-nj9gt6gr6t]

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