Hyenas Try Dragging Lion Off Buffalo by its Tail

A clan of hyenas try and pull a male lion off of a buffalo kill by biting and pulling at its tail. 😳 Field guide Mike Kirkman at @MalaMalaGameReserve shared a humorous sighting of a lion being bitten by a hyena with LatestSightings.com. Send in your wildlife video here, and earn money: www.latestsightings.com/partn...
"I was busy having my morning coffee with my guests when we heard a buffalo bellowing. When we walked to the front of the deck, we could see hyenas’ running towards the sound. Immediately, my guests and I hurried towards the vehicle."
When out on safari, one tends to rely on their sight. However, as many safari guides will advise, do not be afraid to allow the rest of your senses to take in nature. Perhaps you will hear the distress call of an animal, which may lead you to a pride of hunting lions, or the foul smell of a carcass may allow you to witness scavenging hyenas feasting. For Mike, it was his sense of hearing that led him to this incredible moment.
"About halfway to the scene, we could actually see a young lion on the buffalo's back, as well as an entourage of hyenas running past us toward the lion and buffalo. We drove the remaining 20 meters to the scene and watched as the lion started eating the buffalo alive. Unfortunately for the buffalo, the uncontrollable distress calls attracted more hyenas."
"Once the buffalo had finally died, the hyenas grew more and more excited and worked themselves up to the point that they became bold enough to take on the lion and nip its heels and then even its tail. Being a young male, he lacked the confidence that an adult male would have had. Eventually, the constant harassment, mobbing, and noise from the hyenas drove him off."
Lions and hyenas are well-known rivals and arch-enemies. When hyenas confront lions one-on-one, they stand no chance and will most likely flee or die. However, when hyenas outnumber lions by 4 to 1, Lions become very hesitant about the confrontation and will choose to run away and avoid it.
"The noise during the sighting was incredible, both exhilarating and hair-raising at the same time. Over my 20 years of guiding, I've had a number of exciting and unique encounters, but this one truly stands out for me. For the sheer volume of noise. It was also incredibly lucky to witness this sort of interaction in broad daylight and in the open, where we could see what was going on perfectly. A lot of these interactions between lions and hyenas take place in the dark, without any witnesses."
So, remember to keep your eyes, ears, and perhaps nose open on your next safari; you may never know where your senses may just lead you.
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[@REVOLVERS365]

And the video ends at the best part as usual.

[@zes7215]

no such thing

[@luxolomoshoeshoe1601]

The Lion that arrived at the end came riding on the wings of Angel of death. Those hyenas wanted no smoke from him.

[@fillfinish7302]

he was a mature lion.

[@justmag9055]

Wasn't that the same lion as the one from the beginning?

[@luxolomoshoeshoe1601]

@@justmag9055 No. The second one has more impressive darker mane and of course bigger (Mature).

[@luxolomoshoeshoe1601]

@@justmag9055 OH maybe it's the same Lion. I tried watching the video again and I think I can't tell for sure if it's 2 different lions or only one. So pardon me, I'm not sure.

[@inspireash811]

Mufasa came to Simba's aid

[@dizzy1369]

Love when his back up arrived and just bolted in 😂

[@p3ntality17official4]

funny that his back up was an alpha male, even him and the Hyenas will run for its life

[@fillfinish7302]

@@p3ntality17official4 he was mature

[@user-Void-Star]

That last lion is not back up he is the dominant lion in this territory that's why hyenas flew away the sub-lion was a nomad he is in a journey to form a coalition and take pride.

[@sincerelysomber5726]

​@@user-Void-Starhow you know that much

[@ssrikantphotographer]

Everyone is a boss until the real one arrives.

[@BWill-zx8zt]

He really was giving 0 fs about 15 hyenas surrounding him

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

Fr

[@falofiasco2543]

They were like flies to him

[@Dutti215]

That tail bite was like a Butt kick. They kicked his butt lmao

[@egotrips4810]

Where's that guy saying a few hyenas would scare off a lion? This lion was chillin' enjoying his meal with more than a dozen hyenas around him 🤣

[@brian7333]

When a dozen or so hyenas are committed they almost always take down a lion. They have to come at the lion from all sides and be all-in. Eventually their endless bites and short retreats exhaust the lion and they move in to eat. If the lion has another lion teammate, advantage lion(s). If the lion has a pride with it, the hyenas will get the hell out of there.

[@alekxiz9678]

the calmness of a lion while surrounded by hyenas reminds he's a king stay away from me! 😆

[@the_gaming_hyena]

the lion ain’t the king…

[@chrisfearn3375]

He's a king of nothing

[@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl]

They chased the first lion away .He's no king!

[@randomkinkajou5747]

That's not a king. It's a lion.

[@jamaljamal5936]

The lion is calm because he is at the peak of his power. Not young not old

[@prayermoseki2009]

The arrival of the big male at the end reminds me of the infamous Hyena killer called 'Ntwadumela'

[@alanfoster6589]

One of the greatest pieces of wildlife footage ever filmed.

[@fredgreenlee9197]

He who greets with fire.

[@MikeysMorgue]

Imagine the sounds of Hyenas being your alarm. ⏰️ 😂🥴

[@_AdventureMan]

Could you imagine waking up to the sound of a pack of hyenas?

[@jasondickerson3965]

Nope

[@rrb634]

No

[@NannupTiger]

It's awesome, I can't wait to go back to South Africa

[@vishnusingh1698]

@@jasondickerson3965 a$1ql

[@user-iz6sh3in8c]

worst nightmare 😂

[@frankprior9376]

Eating hyenas leave quickly before the big male lion arrives, and this, without even seeing him. The hyenas' communication system is much more advanced than we think. They were warned by a hyena who was standing guard.

[@justine8637]

The Sub adult lion is not confident yet, the adult male came in and end the drama

[@frankprior9376]

It's not so much a matter of confidence, but rather of strength and size. The lion that came at the end was more mature and much stronger.

[@eRacer314]

With strength and size comes confidence, so yeah it was about confidence and experience

[@ritemolawbks8012]

He's pretty confident. They can recognize individual lions, and you see it took three hyenas to get the courage to gently nibble his tail.

[@justine8637]

@@frankprior9376 it is! just look at them lionesses and some younger male lions, their are lionesses who is confident enough to confront more hyenas than other lionessess same goes with sub adults. In the lion world size barely matters specially in fights, it's all about their confidence, experience, and will to fight and all that combined would send most predator running.

[@user-Void-Star]

That lion already dominated these hyenas before so they are afraid of him.

[@BHPuNiSHeR1]

Can you imagine that you’re so hungry, that you try to lure a lion away from a kill, by pulling it by it’s tail with your teeth? I don’t… 😅😂😂😂

[@darkmark126]

Even when you are with 20 of yours?

[@BHPuNiSHeR1]

@@darkmark126 20 hyena’s is definitely not enough against one male lion in his prime, I’ve see too many vids here I guess haha

[@darkmark126]

@@BHPuNiSHeR1 In Ordnung.

[@randomkinkajou5747]

@@BHPuNiSHeR1 If hyenas actually rushed any lion, 10 would be enough to kill it. All lions really have against a large clan of hyenas is intimidation.

[@816DawG]

can ya imagine that you're so hungry. that you try eating ya meal still alive 'bumhole' first? I don't ...

[@bigme5223]

The young lion looked nervous not because the hyenas could do anything to him but the commotion they were creating were likely to attract the resident big males.

[@RennieAsh]

People : lions are better they kill their prey before eating This buffalo : _Betrayal!_

[@jacktripper8726]

This is equivalent to eating bbq at a picnic and flys bothering you. They're no threat but you just want to eat in peace 😅

[@joshuawalters7520]

Except flies cant break my leg bones lol. Make no mistake the hyenas are a threat a broken limb could spell the end for a lion down the road. They just dont commit to the attack cause they know lion can one shot them if they aren't careful.

[@antoniodada6009]

More like a big birds trying to stole your food and hitting you, that isnt a joke

[@adonislimes6156]

The big male came in on some “fuck around and fight out” energy

[@dnacarnive]

Loved watching them meet...the way the hyenas bothered the king was unique!

[@Panther-]

The way the all run off at @1:39 is hilarious,they look up and immediately panic not knowing where the danger is hahahaha

[@ishotthesheriff5686]

Look up a clip. Male lion steals food. Hilarious..

[@shafqatishan437]

As soon as a black maned lion arrives, panic mode is full on!

[@mohalesydneylebea9388]

😂😂😂😂

[@Randy74265]

Hyenas are the funniest animals ever. No other animal is as hilarious as the hyena. Not even close

[@Frankd22003]

Nothing can make a lion getting angrier by interrupting its feeding time.

[@4exgold]

big baws arriving at the end and cackling hyenas flee :D

[@dennyj8650]

Those hyenas make the most insane sound.

[@travelocationfilms3020]

The Lion swatted those hyenas with his tail like they pesky were flies lol

[@wheelmanstan]

imagine what that would be like...trying to eat with all that happening around you and things biting your tail..and practically your balls, amazing how fast a lion can spin around, it's like a dance move

[@superduper9420]

wow it was a massacre when his brother came with the black mane

[@coderlicious6565]

I've seen monstrous size male Lions in some clips that hyenas wouldn't get near.

[@Consistent-Penalty71]

I like how they scattered like a bunch of roaches at the end.

[@Dutti215]

They kicked the butt of that lion. That tail bite was like a butt kick lmao

[@user-Void-Star]

@@Dutti215 that nomad lion will remember and take revenge in future when he takes the territory.

[@kaushikiyer4844]

Hyenas said, "Sir pls give us only one bite, and that shall suffice us, 🤣🤣 Such is the power of Lion that even he is busy eating, Hyenas could barely touch his tail. What a style he walked and shooed away the buggers.

[@Willian-zx9yb]

Me sigo sorprendiendo del MIEDO que le tienen las hienas al León macho, un terror, claramente saben con quién se están metiendo, yo conté hasta 15 hienas, seguro eran más, solo para intimidarlo un poco. Y al final salieron corriendo por sus vidas. Impresionante videos hermanos. Gracias por subirlo!

[@oscarmejia3545]

Un leon es muy grande y fuerte comparado a las hienas, obvio no son tontas de arriesgarse

[@jrsmith1998]

and that’s not even a fully grown male lion

[@TraicioneroG]

Come muy tranquilo el Leon a pesar que hay hienas rodeadolo.

[@TONEakaSHOW]

Hyena's never look serious, they always have this "I'm joking" look on their face. Even while killing, eating or dying. Same easy going look

[@poundtrader1414]

The male at the end had a dark mane, he was a full adult

[@felixferdinandchandra7370]

Hyenas: we also want the food sir please, we all is hungry.. that hyenas sounds like begging for food

[@2quann]

You can tell he was a younger lion.

[@graybeard9942]

Hyena thinking " if I get his balls I kill his dynasty", but dosn't have the courage.

[@BilalAhmad-po2vv]

The arival of adult male lion in the end of vedio was very amazing.but sad that the vedio was ended.

[@thelastdon6562]

Facts

[@rachelness366]

Poor Buffalo being eaten alive 😢

[@Nomi-D-Yagami]

Tasty meal 😋😋

[@rachelness366]

@@Nomi-D-Yagami how would you feel

[@edntz]

@@rachelness366 That's nature. Deal with it.

[@rachelness366]

@@edntzno harm in expressing empathy though because it would still hurt the prey as much as it would hurt us

[@saulwest8254]

​@@edntz still pretty unusual, lions are normally expert killers.

[@calvinm1866]

I was lmao at the hyenas slowly pumping themselves up to nip at the lion's tail. I wish the videos was longer though.

[@rell660]

Hyenas are some freaking trolls. 😂

[@nkosanamakhubela2586]

Bro😂😂 it's like they're always high

[@russcatt5952]

He's like..."Where the heck are my Boys!?"

[@rosesippel2932]

All the hyenas noise sent the army troops then the hyenas ran

[@michaelmashburn6068]

Imagine commanding that much respect 😂

[@Silenttearsholdtheloudestpain]

My condolences to that bufallo 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭🙏🙏

[@Silenttearsholdtheloudestpain]

@Esmeralda I know it ✋ To be human,we must have humanity ✋

[@onetrickpony8618]

What of the family, eh? Nothing for them??😁

[@gudrathasanli3329]

It's still a shame that the lion doesn't even consider killing his prey first. He's eating him alive. Fuck you Simba :(

[@tyrannotherium7873]

This is a young male

[@dunkarldunkarl4168]

He looks quite young?

[@fillfinish7302]

he is 3 years max

[@tiki4rafiki390]

If I was the lion I'd move along just to not hear them cackling anymore lmao

[@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457]

Was that buffalo injured by hyena clan? I can see that it was alive at the start of the video and the prey lions hunt are never left alive and eaten. This is the first time I have seen a lion eating something alive.

[@dansorescu5720]

Ive semn IT many Times on KZbin. Especially buffalo

[@joshuawalters7520]

Its a common misconception but lions eat their prey alive quite often. They still throat bite kill more but not exclusively. As for who brought down this buffalo can't really tell could have been either.

[@user-bs5qr5ie4s]

The lion been greedy lol

[@hatobacho-funnyanimations4923]

So you going to bully me Wait I’ll call my big b.

[@philonutube100]

That is one cool dude of a lion.!

[@stevestevens502]

Why cut off the best part

[@vijaymanogaran5987]

Lion was very smart he left and then attacked them from behind like they did

[@innocentbystander8038]

That buffalo literally getting eaten alive

[@t_1071]

I just cannot imagine the pain the buffalo went through in his last moments. Truly heartbreaking 💔

[@SaadKhan-xn1xv]

@@t_1071 In a Disney movie, maybe. In reality it's not heartbreaking at all.

[@wildnfree101]

well at least the diner knows it's fresh meat.

[@fillfinish7302]

@@t_1071 he is in shock .

[@Sarlat7]

@@SaadKhan-xn1xv This is true, if you are a sociopath. Actual reality is indeed sad. Cancer is a part of nature - that doesn't mean when a family member dies of it we're like "Oh well, that's just nature, who gives af. Life ain't no disney movie!" Well actually, YOU might say that, because you are obviously an extremely broken human being who doesn't have the humanity requisite to empathize with the pain of another being

[@bernardfocus9561]

Why ending the video 😒😒

[@shubhasishsingh220]

Young lion

[@TheMajesticTerrorofTheJungleYT]

King of Beasts ignoring the peasants

[@wildnfree101]

........ignoring the hooligans!

[@stromghouls]

until a rhino or elephant arrives or they cross a river and crocs and hippo arrives.

[@randomkinkajou5747]

King of beasts? No good king would steal from his subjects.

[@Greg84311]

They made a joke out of him lol

[@wildnfree101]

@@randomkinkajou5747 What do you think TAX is, legal theft.

[@floridacracker_]

😂 Lion hears the hyena and was like, here we go again..

[@milkmeow_4373]

Damn, hyena so smart, they know the different lion who experience / old or maybe alpha lion than young lion, they sound be highly pitch when the dangerous come to him, so the group can realise and run away

[@user-Void-Star]

That big Alpha already dominated these hyenas before that's why these hyenas recognize him. When lions take territory and pride they will search the residence of that territory and challenges them and make them bow under them.

[@iviwenkwatsha3640]

where is the full video?

[@doubleutee2100]

2 is better than 1!

[@oasis5683]

Where is the rest of the video you cut just when back up arrived hayena run for the hell when they saw the big boss.

[@joshuawalters7520]

Im guessing nothing happened. Hyenas run away then lions eat whats left.

[@medgasguy]

Your videos are too short.

[@coryp222]

That sound is so unsettling

[@alanfoster6589]

Excellent video; could have run a bit longer.

[@calvinm1866]

Agreed.

[@timbrooks2763]

Great channel !

[@definitelynotatroll246]

I think there constant crying is what makes the lions eventually move on, so annoying

[@DetroitLions1984]

Why’d you cut the video after the other lion came?

[@fillfinish7302]

was that last lion part of the first lions coalition.

[@yesnature33]

How they run when lion comes at the end!

[@kaii6379]

Looks like the Hyenas just had enough time to end the suffering of that Buffalo , Lion would taken his sweet time chewing slowly bit by bit on the Buffalo which could have lasted for ours with the Buffalo still Alive

[@TVTIME-be8ze]

Lion: “I can’t eat this meal in peace! I’m literally surrounded by idiots! I can’t take this anymore have my food!”

[@canaldetudo5363]

It’s so crazy how hienas it’s so scary about male lion ! If was a lioness the hyenas will take over

[@superduper9420]

Short video ! this is Oscar movie .

[@ahmedharidi]

If he had the strength and bravery of a male lion, and if he had not paid any attention to the noise, he would have given the hyenas a run for their money.

[@Tracksuit_Cx]

where is the full footage, gets really annoying when video stops at the good part

[@GabGotti3]

Where is the rest of the video? At least the lion got a pretty good meal. He knew that. It was time to go.

[@dipinraman303]

Just needed a back up....boom

[@daveicc495]

May as well just walk away from the crowded den; I had a snack says the young lion

[@razvanviza1263]

Is that older Kambula boy?

[@alcat9552]

GET SOME

[@falofiasco2543]

The tail. Every males weakness.

[@doubleutee2100]

And grabbing and pulling at what's underneath the tail is even more frightening!

[@paveljakl]

Post longer videos

[@the-wolf-gray]

Assad, I wonder where the comrades are 🦁😢

[@soloa24]

Sad for the buffalo, he is being eaten alive. Lions usually kill their prey before eating it.

[@elsumal7191]

His face at the end

[@younglion7099]

poor Scar, he never had a peaceful lifestyle even after becoming king

[@dhksports]

Looks like a young male

[@SteveKarpali]

Hyenas are like a bunch of annoying teenagers

[@arnoldmbuthia2687]

Purely anecdotal evidence... takes more than 20 hyenas to scare off a lion. At least

[@user-pd9vm9ts1o]

Wow!!

[@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl]

Great job by the Hyenas !

[@ace8184]

those hyenas easily could have destroyed the lion, given the #s.

[@jimjones4189]

Damn he looks a whole lot like the young Birmingham male. But I know he can't be because he doesn't have the permanently injured back leg. Whoever this young male lion is he's a beast for taking down that Buffalo by himself.

[@yesnature33]

This is life!

[@ttp519]

Animals have party lions are instinct

[@iamfiqi]

🦁godamn it kids! get out of here!!!

[@kinngraay6383]

Sound like they laughing at him

[@obanojoseph6747]

Were are those clowns that says male lion don't hunt that only female lions do 🤡

[@revious83]

Male Lions can also hunt Buffalo alone.👍👍

[@oasis5683]

they are mostly tiger fans 😂

[@obanojoseph6747]

@@oasis5683 yeah😁😁, very funny delusional people

[@obanojoseph6747]

@@revious83 for sure, is just that these tiger peeps like underating and bringing down male lions by calling them lazy and can't hunt but they forgot the fact that lion usually rest to protect the pride from intruders and also patrol thier territory against other male lions 🤦

[@wildnfree101]

I can honestly say I have never seen a comment saying 'male lions don't hunt'. That is such a ridiculous statement, of course male lions hunt, they have to hunt when they get kicked out of the pride they were born in otherwise they would starve. Once the male is the leader of his own pride he will tend to leave the hunting to the females, unless his extra strength is required to bring down a big prey. The reason is so he can conserve his energy to protect the pride from other males.

[@toxleymoxley]

Ended too early

[@Oukda168]

Wow 😥