Buffaloes Break Tree with a Lion Cub that’s Stuck on it

On one of its first hunts, things went wrong for a lion cub when 1,000 buffalo chose to defend themselves. Trapped by the herd and all alone, the cub had to climb a fallen tree for safety, but one of the buffalo wasn't letting that be the end of the story!
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Nic Andrew, a wildlife photographer and safari guide, shared his footage and story with Latest Sightings.
The Mhangeni lion pride at Savanna Private Game Reserve was out on a hunt during the early hours of the morning. They had their eyes set on a massive herd of buffalo.
There were 3 lionesses and 9 cubs, ranging in age. It’s always risky having the little ones tag along for a hunt, but after a certain age, it becomes crucial for them to learn the ropes. Even if they aren’t useful for the hunt, the experience is super important for them.
This time, something went wrong! “All of a sudden, chaos broke out and there was dust everywhere. We had a visual again and could see the massive herd stampeding right towards the cubs!!”
In the panic, one of the cubs was singled out. It tried hiding behind a little bush but was quickly found by the buffalos, so it had no choice but to dash for the nearest refuge - a fallen Marula tree!
The buffalos followed and surrounded the little lion in the tree. The cub was clearly distressed; imagine how gigantic a buffalo must seem to such a little lion!
“The scent of lion infuriated the buffalo! One of the bigger bulls locked in on the cub, and it became his sole focus.”
"What started as a deathly stare-off soon turned into something much more sinister. The cub lost his footing in the tree, causing the bull to lunge forward to gore the cub. His horns narrowly missed by only a few centimeters!”
“At this point, my heart was in my throat as it seemed inevitable that the little lion cub was going to die. A massive portion of the herd cut the rest of the pride off, so there was nothing that could be done to help the defenseless baby lion. It was all on its own!"
"The buffalo bull reeled back and tried to gore the lion cub a second time. Fuelled by an ancient hatred of lions and adrenaline pumping through his veins, he completely missed the lion, but in the process, destroyed the Marula tree."
“The lion cub literally fell at the feet of the buffalo. Luckily, the bull was preoccupied with a Marula branch on his back, which could have easily weighed 100kg.”
"The rest of the buffalo herd rushed forward, but by that point, the lion cub had managed to quickly dart away unharmed. It rejoined the pride later on."
"A heart-stopping moment that simply comes down to being in the right place at the right time."
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[@edm1207]

This cub learnt a big lesson to never wander out too far when going out to play😬

[@peddipavani]

One should listen to parents and not wander alone

[@egopat15]

The Lion king 😂

[@Druhhhhh9905]

0:38 Buffalo looking at the cameraman like “you aint see nothing!!”

[@AdventureswithLandon]

The tree falling on the bull might have saved the youngster.

[@user-qv9eh4qi3u]

Learn correct English. The correct word is CUB , not youngster.

[@NikolaiNova]

​@@user-qv9eh4qi3ustfu english meat riding bot this is internet not your classes

[@themalaailaanaa1347]

You are wrong. Both are right....learn proper English.​@@user-qv9eh4qi3u

[@nadiakhan2527]

👍​@@user-qv9eh4qi3u

[@dannysummers7099]

Do you feel intelligent pointing that out bud?​@user-qv9eh4qi3u

[@oddassembler]

Lion King all over again

[@FatherManus]

It was wildebeests in the movie but same concept. All that was missing is the cub’s father rescuing him.

[@thejackal5099]

You mean Pride?

[@kirstenvandyk7513]

Thought exactly the same thing!😂

[@PAAKWAMEPAA]

The trailer for Mufasa just came out, it’s gonna be fuego 🔥

[@gregorysaugustine5236]

Long live the king 👑

[@icelynx7683]

Lions and buffaloes, one of nature’s greatest enemies

[@Druhhhhh9905]

Buffalo’s: This is for our mamma’s aunts, and uncles!

[@revivalist355]

Cub : but am just a kid , what is my fault?

[@outofturn331]

​@@revivalist355you didn't say grace

[@BradMattioda]

808

[@jerryporterfield6349]

Lol😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@lilithrogers5204]

That’s so Cool ❤

[@seanpravin]

that was breathtaking, heart-pounding, nail-biting...this cub is a serious survivor & will make it through to adulthood & hopefully a leader one day! My blessings to this beautiful survivor! Amen!

[@WildWavesofficial.]

Nature never ceases to amaze 🦬This incredible moment shows the raw power and unpredictability of the wild. Seeing buffaloes team up to break a tree and free a lion cub is both intense and awe-inspiring. It's a reminder of how interconnected and surprising the animal kingdom can be.

[@userface4414]

I'm certain that they saw the lion as a threat. They weren't being kind

[@sylviaalger4917]

@@userface4414the only reason it was up the tree was to get away from the buffalo .

[@alicepel2992]

Lucky guy

[@brandonlanois1734]

Thank you

[@outofturn331]

​@@brandonlanois1734 nevermind

[@ClintDempsey-dh1iv]

Buffalos used their brains? I can't believe my eyes.

[@idontevenknow741]

I mean it is a cub

[@ClintDempsey-dh1iv]

@@idontevenknow741 No matter.

[@DracoKaito]

You have a brain, you?

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

​@idontevenknow741 yet they still got outsmarted lol

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

​@@DracoKaito the cub still outsmarted them

[@gishathosaurus6828]

That cub is gonna hate them water buffaloes with a passion when it grows up lol

[@outofturn331]

Cape buffalo

[@crazyhairsinger]

*If* it grows up. Nature's tough, and only a small percentage of cubs reach adulthood.

[@alihms]

Predators like lions seldom hold grudges. If anything, this experience teaches the cub to be extra careful around buffaloes. But still, when an opportunity arises, he'll take its chances to hunt them.

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

​@@outofturn331he'll make them pay one day

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

​@@alihmslions have excellent memories and are known to hold grudges

[@TopclassTv0]

Simba: I laugh in the face of danger….hahahahahaha

[@touremuhammad5983]

Remember: If elephants don’t forget, then the Cape Menace doesn’t forgive.

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

The cub when it grows up won't forgive or forget lions don't forget or forgive

[@shirleyfrancis4515]

Buffalos are becoming so clever. There was a time I'm sure when they'd run away, but it appears that they're now fighting back

[@deadguysuperstar]

The buffaloes way of saying GTFOH!

[@bird271828]

The buffalo at 0:45 said, what just happen? I thought I had that lion cub.

[@seandelap8587]

Nature is a harsh place

[@R-L-I]

I kept thinking, the lion does know it could outrun these guys right?

[@hazardeur]

in any case, i think it knows more about it's situation and potential resolve than you sitting on your ass behind a pc

[@R-L-I]

@@hazardeur Whoaaa, what’s with the aggression? Completely unnecessary sir, it’s an animal video. 😂

[@droid6759]

​@@R-L-I He IS showing that animal aggression😅

[@outofturn331]

​@@R-L-Ihow dare you call them animals sitting on your ass

[@RahulRk-tr7ot]

​@@hazardeur Atleast he got the manners to give reply to your Insolent language in a polite way.🤷‍♂️

[@shondahogan1487]

The cub is so cute 😂

[@thinkmorechamba9089]

Wow experience is the best teacher

[@g.rahmathullahrahmathullah6053]

"King of the Jungle" is Lion or Buffalo ? Indeed, a chilling and rare video. A feast for the Wild Animals Lovers.

[@lesmondk3376]

I thought lions were king of beasts and tigers were king of the jungle

[@ForTheSakeOfAnimal]

Don't really think the Buffalo was going for the save but felt threatened instead. Lucky cub.

[@EarthIsFlat456]

That's not really a cub but a juvenile, a cub is much smaller.

[@fillfinish7302]

Still a cub .hasn't reached one year old .

[@EarthIsFlat456]

​@@fillfinish7302 How do you know that?

[@user-iw8ne4pd3h]

​@@EarthIsFlat456juvenile lion is much larger

[@EarthIsFlat456]

@@user-iw8ne4pd3h A cub is much smaller.

[@Durka-Durka]

Jesus Christ.

[@seanpravin]

if you carefully examine this footage the poor cub first fell on the centre of the bull's horn & not to the pointy edge of the horn' i mean WOW! What a lucky survivor...he is just meant to live to adulthood...Amen

[@TheRav3n]

Flagged for copyright.. Y’all know dam well this is a deleted scene from Disneys live lion king!!

[@Delzaan]

Title of video should be amended to lion stuck in tree out of fear from being bulldozed by all those buffaloes, and I strongly doubt they were trying to help it for those who think that way

[@totallysxmmyyt6787]

It's clear the buffaloes were feeling that juvenile lioness.

[@robbubba8020]

That giant branch was like a leaf on that big buffs shoulders just walked right out of frame with it like it wasn't even there 😂

[@user-wr8he9wt4g]

عالی بود... سپاسگزارم 👏👏👏🙌

[@conorsirishnature998]

0:51 the scars on that buffalo could mean it's survived a lion attack

[@user-dx5gy1oi8p]

Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration and knowledge. 💡 Keep up the great work!

[@Goldenfredbear000]

Run Simba!!!!😧

[@paknam7]

나무가 무너지지 않고 아기사자만 떨어졌다면 목숨이 위혐했다

[@emiliotamayo3256]

That was not a baby lion! Is a full-grown lioness which compared to the Buffalo looks small. 😊

[@Durka-Durka]

​@@emiliotamayo3256 Look again. That is a male cub, which is why it says, "cub" in the title.

[@JoeJoe-wp1vv]

00:07 Buffalo: "Hey look at me, LOOK AT ME, I told you when we find you that we were going to fuxx you up, right, NOW GET DOWN HERE.......WAIT...WHOA.... WHERE'D HE GO!!??"

[@jakewood5475]

Lucky cub escaped. Those sharp horns would have killed him...

[@mickey1849]

Little cubby, you about to get your ass shredded! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@WildanimalsattackJP]

Young lions may not yet have enough experience or skills to assess and respond to the threat accurately. The act of climbing a tree may have been an instinctive reaction rather than a calculated decision.

[@Frannie0h]

The other buffalo really looked at the camera and said “😁”

[@pauloathello9757]

Africa is amazing ❤ and must be protected from greedy exploiters By any means necessary 💯🔥

[@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid]

This is the animal world equivalent of “Come at me, bro”

[@Kevin-zr2rs]

That isn't a cub. Sub-adult. There is an age/size difference.

[@LoneSwan1986]

Luckily escaped! 🦁/🐃

[@carsandrajones7596]

I GUESS THEY HAD AN ANIMAL CONVERSATION. LIKE HEY BIG BUFF USE YOUR STRENGTH TO HELP ME DOWN SO I CAN GO HOME TO MY MOM😂

[@CozmikForever]

That’s Simba they know the deal 😂

[@alfredtmarombedza3670]

Looks like Uncle Scar started shit for Simba Again 🥴

[@vince3736]

Last time I watched Buffalo's they couldn't even fend off a pack of African wild dogs.

[@outofturn331]

Better tech now

[@birgitvkonig6436]

SCHWEISSAUSBRÜCHE!!!! Manchmal ist das Glück bei dir. Das war Haarscharf

[@SesayLagoonAlpha]

😮uu

[@evrenseltan]

Wow😮

[@2Cenery]

Simba is going to remember this buffalo when he turns into a maned King.

[@melhordoquebom]

Até nesse momento esse bicho dá sorte

[@HamzaWarrior]

This cub was lucky and smarter than buffalo He had no chance against a troop of buffalo he had to run to survive Lion king of animal and of survival

[@samking5170]

poor lion has babies around 😢😢 that's why she is not running away 😢

[@gabrielagaleazzi4716]

Thanks for the favor dude! 😂

[@shethsa]

The circle of life

[@lisagarcia19]

I was thinking they were helping till i read the comments

[@pkelly5149]

That's one of his 9 lives used up

[@JD-zb4ve]

wow!

[@cosmicrealm1567]

When herbivores let u kno they aint sweet!

[@aalik2179]

The Buffalo heard Cameraman whispering "ram the tree"@.36

[@user-ei2il7ds1w]

صار الطالب مطلوب 😂

[@SilverHammer1969]

I think the lion cub was just scared of all those water buffaloes, geez I'd be! Anyway it's a nice idea that they helped 'em out but l hope the cub remembers not to eat them when he/she grows up.

[@Delzaan]

I doubt they tried to help it....

[@animalworld1M]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@matt7iron]

😮Luckieee summagunn

[@markcharles2819]

Hey! I’m just a kid!!

[@user-yp2cz9yq8l]

Дерево сломалась и ударила буйвола по башке, в этот момент левушка успел убежать❤ Слава Богу!!!

[@hassankhalid7869]

Виронека❤привьет!

[@MauroMeneguzzi-tf2jf]

Esperamos que não ajam filhotes de leões no local do ataque dos búfalos 🐃 😮

[@abigailhollis3916]

It looked like the Buffalo helped the lion cub… am I missing something?

[@Umayyad_2]

Yo get down 👇

[@andycapp3867]

Coincidence that yet again the tourist bus just happened to be passing? Strange how these tourists get to witness so many absolutely amazing “wildlife” incidents, yet programme makers spend moths waiting patiently to catch a field mouse hanging from a wheat ear. Food for thought but cash is king.

[@ikankelah9228]

Haaa. Unlucky buffalos!!!

[@DjMiBsweden]

I dont't thikn they like each other lol

[@diwakaranvalangaimanmani3777]

Buffalos don’t seem to break. It falls on its own.

[@Animalking212]

buffalo😮

[@gabrielg.2401]

More like buffalo breaks deadfall limb.

[@Dhurvboruah]

He survived

[@coldlava101]

By far the most dangerous animal to ever walk the face of the earth (the ones with the cameras) 🤔

[@reginaldcarter5341]

That Buffalo said " get your ass down from that tree" MotherFu####

[@marissa5664]

Simba!

[@MaverickLee11]

Nothing to see here, just hangin' out

[@animalkingsraw]

Buffalos do not play around.

[@spotemgotement.reloaded389]

Simba: Daddddddd helppppppp !

[@RR-xu5xk]

Welcome to the evolution of not going to take it anymore.

[@SweaterSwagg]

Prey species gettin fed up lol

[@kathleenanderson33]

They hate lions 🦁

[@HarneetSingh-410.]

Just black storm

[@sohailkhalid4999]

Cub: see ya mf's✌️✌️

[@judyrice7484]

That is a lion

[@e4t662]

The genius female audience member makes the astute observation "that one's takin' a pee".

[@vishnulalwani5283]

So sad. Evil one ran away.

[@robertruiz5417]

They don't eat lions silly video

[@MEdGrant]

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.....

[@wasabi-in-my-eye3134]

There's nothing special about leopard anymore. This lion can climb tree as well ..... when needs arise.

[@Hello1922r]

But leos climb better and can jump from tree to tree

[@buckchile614]

That's what known as " nipping it in the bud."

[@FutureNomad68]

😮

[@academyofshem]

YOU ATE MY MAMA! MOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@Glass-Bowl]

Simba no!

[@joannmello5085]

Mom will get you beef walkers

[@markortiz1506]

Hey Eddie, can you get this stick off my back?

[@BoveeBaby]

WOW THE NEW VIDEO DOGS TURN TO CROCS CHASING BUCK WAS FREE 2 DAYS AGO NOW ITS MEMBERS ONLY THIS CHANNEL IS NOW CHARGING FOR VIDEOS AND NOT POSTING GORE THIS IS TURNING INTO EVERY OTHER CHANNELL

[@besbin7]

Don't know why it didn't just run in the first place...

[@hazardeur]

that's right ,you don't know. you have no idea what lead to this, what state the cub is in, who else is there,, what the terrain looks like and what the fuck is going on at all

[@AndyTerra]

@@hazardeur 😂😂😂

[@bigplanner]

@@hazardeurlol damn

[@impaugjuldivmax]

he is just a drama kid

[@RahulRk-tr7ot]

​​@@hazardeur what is wrong with you Oldman ? You are commenting on everybodys post very aggressively everywhere? What happened to you? Your wife ran away with your Daddy or what ? 🤣🤣.if so show your wrath to your wife and your dad. This is not the Place for it.

[@DereckBeepath]

Pure luck