In most cases, the buffalo is fair game for a lion’s family. The lion pride can hunt an adult buffalo despite the risks, or try and catch an isolated young or a wounded adult. But the buffalos are usually found in large groups and commonly exhibit very aggressive behaviours which are part of their defensive strategy: fight back.
In this video, you will see that sometimes, this strategy not only allows to protect the buffalo herd, but can create a real havoc and danger for the lion pride. Specifically, when lion cubs are caught in the middle of something much bigger than they are (litterlally).
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