A
brave buffalo proved its loyalty to its herd when it charged into a
pride of lions after seeing one of its friends lying injured and
surrounded by the hungry predators in a game reserve in South Africa. The
buffalo used all its strength to gore one of the startled lions with
its sharp horns, tossing the winded animal into the air with ease as the
other lions scattered. See more photos after the cut
Sadly
despite the heroics of the buffalo, its friend was too badly injured to
escape and was set upon by several other lions, who raced to the scene
after hearing the commotion.
Brazilian
photographer Mariangela Matarazzo Lee, 54, captured the dramatic scenes
while on safari with his family and friends at Mala Mala Game Reserve
in South Africa.
The
injured buffalo can be seen being pinned down by the pack of lions and
in a bid to rescue his injured friend another buffalo charged towards
the lions.
One
of the lions ran towards the buffalo in an attempt to tackle it to the
ground, but the lion was struck by the angry buffalo, impaled on its
horn and flung into the air.
As the
lion crashed to the ground it seemed the buffalo may have secured the
chance for a quick getaway but the pride of lions were soon joined by
two adult male lions.
The lion reinforcements jumped onto the buffalo's back and sank their teeth in, leading to a grisly end for the buffalo.
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