Watch this nonstop and dramatic back-and-forth action that occurred when a pride of 30 lions targeted a thirsty herd of buffalo. The herd comes back and tries its best to rescue the calves of the herd.
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This exhilarating sighting was captured by 62-year-old, David Pinkernell, a retired Hewlett Packard employee who enjoys travelling and volunteering for non-profits, while on safari with his wife Carrie and friends of 40 years (Andrea, Brad, and Leslie) in Chitake Springs in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe.
David tells LatestSightings.com the story: “Our amazing guide, Nick Murry, owner of Bushlife Safaris, put us in the perfect position to see a pride of 30 lions attack 300 very thirsty Cape Buffalo charging down to drink from the only water source available for many miles. We were standing on the edge of a cliff with no other people around, with no idea that we were going to see something extremely rare!”
“While at the waterhole, a dramatic back and forth battle occurred between the lions and buffaloes, the adults were doing their best to rescue the calves and after about 10 minutes at the waterhole the buffaloes ran back up the hillside.”
“As the buffalo ran up the hillside, the two male lions left their initial kills to chase the wounded calves. The two calves who had been rescued by the herd were once again the target and the two male lions went in for the kill this time the adult buffaloes were not able to rescue them.”
“My adrenalin was running and I got quite emotional but this is nature and it happens every day. It is just extremely rare to get footage of it.”
“My wife and I have been on 8 safaris arranged by Africa Adventure Company. On three of our trips, we visited Mana Pools. In 150 days on safari, we had never seen a lion kill. On day 3 of this safari, we saw more than 4 lion kills in less than 7 minutes! It was incredibly rare! Although, only 1 successful”
“We took a big chance travelling during the pandemic and it was quite a logistical challenge getting from the USA to Zimbabwe, but, once we were there, we practically had the national park to ourselves. Thank you to our travel agent Mark Nolting from Africa Adventure Company for helping us organize this incredible safari.”
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The fact that some buffaloes saw the lions take one of their own, ran away and returned with the herd tells me their communication is more advanced than we give it credit for.
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If they were smart enough they wouldn't run in the first place. They would just create a shield around them. It's 3,4, 5, 10 (?) lions vs how many...200 buffalos? A lion can't take a buffalo alone, yet 200 buffalos are afraid of 5 lions? Herbivores are so, so dumb.
@Drew Jackson Yes. They are much smarter and much better at communicating than us humans. That is pretty evident considering my comment here...
@@MastroOfficial you're right about not running but I think it's more complicated than that , these standoffs can last for hours if not an entire day and the buffalo need to be moving for grazing and drinking
These lions are amazing hunters. They know exactly which one to take down, and the perfect timing and opportunity to do it. Amazing footage!
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Man is far more patient and tactical. We also kill at a distance.
@@markgothard7158 Man uses projectiles to kill, man uses brain and maths, man kills not for food_ but for ego, prejudice, hate, bigotry and other reasons.
@@azmagaref The first part I agree with. When I say man I’m talking about legal hunting. I think the last part of your sentence refers to man killing man.
@@markgothard7158 Man uses gunpowder explosion, to propel an iron projectile aimed at an animal, to kill it. Man kills a wild animal from distance not for food, man kills for fun, that man is a coward.
This is in my opinion, the best Wildlife Video of the year. Well Done to Latest Sightings to show us this amazing footage. Please share this with the world. This is exactly what nature is about!!!
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Yes! This is True Reality TV
It's a good video but I've seen better ones
The other lion is like the friend who comes out of the washroom after a restaurant bill has been just paid .......😐
Yeah 😂
Ikr😂😂😂
Hahaha
I've seen this comment elsewhere
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I have so much more respect for them seeing how they were scared off but came back many times for one of their own. Might just be me but loyalty is so important in my eyes.
Well............ it's kind of meaningless to attribute human virtues or failings (loyalty, cowardice etc) to animals. They have evolved to exhibit behaviour that maximises their chance of surviving. For buffalo, using their size and number to chase lions away does that. I know you weren't commenting on lions, but for lions, running away from a herd of aggressive buffalo also does that, with the proviso that they have to kill eventually to eat. As the video shows, for buffalo they do that by isolating a weaker/smaller individual, then try to kill it before the others chase them off. It's a stunning video, anyway.
Ew
@@mkilpatr03 Huh? Animals do have loyalty have you even had a dog? Humans are animals after all and all our traits are evolved from lower animals so yes animals can be fearful and overcome their fear (bravery) like many buffalos who approached the lions knowing the danger but went anyways. Now adding a rational thinking component to reflect on that behavior is a different story.
@@mkilpatr03 I don't believe in evolution, so your argument is meaningless to me.
Yeah cuz they can do it and we humans cannot Even with supposed superior intelligence and conscience.
Amazing footage. I love how the buffalos come back for the young fallen one...
This is the most amazing footage from this channel I've seen. Such an amazing display of both predator and prey, both battling for survival. Amazing herd dynamics and predator tactics. GREAT STUFF!
Dudes, why dont you go and intervene the lions??
@@jastin5151 maybe convert them to veganism?
@@wheelmanstan hmmm
kzhead.info/sun/bNufj8mrqqqFdZ8/bejne.html It was stolen from a vid 2 months ago that already went viral...
@@jastin5151 would you rather sacrifice the humans there? How, exactly, do you suggest they interfere and what would you rather they eat?
It must have been incredible to have been there..if you have ever been to a horse race and been impressed by the thunderous sound of 8 horses running ..imagine what 200 or more buffalo´s stampeding sounds like.
What an amazing experience
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Yes I didn't think about that - incredible!
I’m not impressed by rich white people forcing horses to run for money.
As the Dust was Rising & the Wind was Loudly Murmuring in the background, so the High Energy of the Stampede and the Hunt was so Tangible... This is Truly a Thrilling & Extraordinary Sighting to Experience !
Sounds like John facienda on NFL films narration
@@anthonytaylor7928Africa Runs Through My Veins & It Is Under My Skin...I Love All the Treasures of this Continent of Light...I Am An African Princess Without Borders ⭐🌍
And all in Africa
What an absolutely amazing experience. It's incredible to see how much empathy or camaraderie buffalo have for eachother. The strength of the lions to be able to haul 300kg while in half a foot of mud.
300 kg? It was a baby
Its calf
they dont drag 300kg that easy in the mud , but its still very impressive
@@Arvidje yep👌🏻
استغفر الله شوف الغرب الكفره الضلمه الله منطيهم نعمه لايشكرون الله ولايصلون ولايسجدون ولايستغفرون الله والله غني عنهم سبحان الله الغني عن الكفار الشرق والغرب
Seeing that stampede would be something else in person
I give the guy credit, if it were me trying to record this scene happening in front of me.. it would be all shaky AF + my loud voice saying "oh my gawd" repeatedly
@Goon I lol'd at yer profile pic
imagine 60 millions buffaloes running on vast American prairie. Alas that is just a myth at this point.
1:20 Buffalos: "They've taken Larry, let's run and call the others!"
They always go back for the revive, unlike my teammates in COD.
Bb
What is your nickname in codm
@@Naon93 I play on xbox.
Right lol
That is what I call REAL TEAM WORK.
4:55- the pride got their meal thanks to the bravery of that lioness who didn't let go of her prey until the last possible second. Did enough damage by then so the calf couldn't be saved.
To hell with these cats. Cats are wretched things. I love when the Buffalo stomp or impale one.🐃
@@itsok2bwhiteendanti-whiteh548 Lions need to eat too you know...
@@MrRazorblade999 Not if we kill them all.
@@itsok2bwhiteendanti-whiteh548 Don't cut yourself on that edge, kid
@@MrRazorblade999 I’m no “kid” 😂. But I’ll add that I have no clue what the heck you mean by your statement… “cut yourself on that edge. 🤦🏻♂️
I like how the herd came back for one. ❤️
The buffalo are like a flock of birds, but real clumsy at the same time.
@@wheelmanstan that's a great analogy
Imagine if they originally held the line? Too bad instincts got the better of them.
@@flow7791 funny how they'll sometimes run away if one chooses to run away, I've seen one lonesome buffalo take on a rhino, to the death, that's some crazy footage
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My 1st time EVER witnessing a stampede😮😮😮It sounded like a Tornado. I loved how the buffalos kept coming back to battle the lions, they were fierce 🔥🔥🔥
I wish they could have super zoomed in for a close up
Then idiots will complain about how shakey the camera is...
Incredible sighting, I've never seen so many buffaloes in one video!
Watch planet earth
No ... then you haven't seen too many videos , keep watching other videos on this subject Timothy and you'll see What I mean 👌🏻
As a blind guy watching this video, I find the commentary hilarious! Thank you!
How do you watch and see what is happening in the video? You are super human, I believe.
@@youme1414 I listen to the video and hear what is going on. I watch a lot of wildlife stuff. So commentary is helpful. It is also pretty easy to hear what’s happening to those poor Buffalo lol
So how did you heard a reply here then?
@@LimeLivesMatter am also blind I'm using talk-back (an android software that is designed for people with visual impairment, it gives us audio feedback when scrolling and typing that's how am replying your comment
3:18 Those bones just sitting upright in the mud. Crazy scene goin on there.
I thought I was the only one that noticed 👀
Likely died by drowning as frame is intact meaning this river goes way higher when it's rainy season. No crocodiles to eat and not visible to scavengers, it tells a tale.
Me: _Watch again_
This is one of the most amazing videos I have ever seen. This video alone changed my image about buffalos. What a magnificent beast. The way buffalos run bringing sand storm under their hooves... whoa. And also showing a raw view of lion's tactical deployment. What a smart animal it is. Its size alone makes it the most powerful predator in Africa, but it also has lethal intelligence. This is amazing. Absolutely marvelous.
my vegan friend said "watering holes are a place where animals live without violence" i just laughed in her face
I guarantee that's bs
@@curiousman3655 how can you guarantee something so random and unkown to you
Definitely one of the best animal videos I’ve seen. They came back multiple times for their guys. That was dope to see
Damn, talk about a major dust storm & then they catch 3 young buffalos & 1 lives through the ordeal. Gotta ♥️ nature !!!
You can always tell the difference between people who have seen real animal footage and who hasn't
The vaxed and unvaxed? sounds like you're a bit of a snob ...especially as you don't say how you can tell. pasa de ti
@@gushutchinson8758 He shouldnt have to, its obvious!
That is a million dollar seat you're sitting in.
I love how the buffalo ordered the other buffalo that was walking away to take care of that second lion. They act human it’s hilarious. You can definitely translate their grunts.
I noticed that, it was like “Uncle handle this lion, he won’t budge”..
crazy how close you guys are, i love this footage, so amazing seeing this! thank you!
Hope U will See ur grave before the next amazing footage
Kill the lion
@@susuwika We all die this is part of life, sooner or later
@@R3ar3ntry There are people who die right and there are people who die wrong. So choose from which side you are, O infidel
This is one of the most amazing animal videos I have ever seen. A stampede, even for humans, is every man for themselves. The fact that they all came back to save one of their own shows the love and care they have for one another. For humans, unless it was family or a best friend they would just keep moving on and never came back to offer help.
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Agreed. Wish I could have been there. I would have shot all the lions and skinned them. World would be better without them.
They don't always behave that way.
No love here. Just raw instinct for the survival of the species.
This was like a movie: both the camera quality and angle, and the dramatic turns of events.
one of the best! The cameraman needs an award with the commentator!
This was simply amazing. They come back to help
The Lion’s faces at the end like: “keep taking pictures…you’re next” 🦁
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Buffalos be like ... First drink water , then Save babies
This is one of the best videos I've seen on this channel in a while. What an amazing thing to experience, it must have been surreal to see in real life.
We are very much Thankful for you people posting such Incredible wild video's . Where as there are Millions of people who are Anyhow unable to See it in there whole life .
Lions be like "holy shit it must be black Friday!"
Lol..
The buffaloes at the front of the group probably putting up gang signs and everything xD
Gotta respect those animals they are fighting with paws and teeth. 💯
True, that's a tough concept to grasp for people from widely armed third world countries like the US.
@@enkeltrik9330 I respect it, though their claws and teeth are probably more controllable than firearms. But definitely take more energy and skill to perfect.
@@enkeltrik9330 the US is a 3rd world country? Do you know what 3rd world countries are? If you did then that would be the last country that is.
@@floridacracker_ it would certainly not be the first, but it clearly is a third world country, albeit wearing a gucci belt.
@@enkeltrik9330 you've never been to the US?
4:27 that lion is a badass for standing his ground in front of thr herd
Man i was looking for someone to say that! Great brotherhood from the herd. But that lioness was MVP! They cornered her she didn’t panick and just waited then they all left and she got her reward. The flip of the tail killed me 😂. Scared them once then they were like bitch please!
Because he can see that they weren't thinking about him yet. He ran as soon as they did. His badass was about to get flung! lol
Love these buffaloes, they always come back for the fallen.
I’m going on safari in Africa. ‘Honey, make sure you pack your potato camera to guard our unforgettable memories’
Awesome sighting! Watching them stampede was amazing lol
Always remember when I was 10yr boy in the wilderness of southern Tanzania, buffalo's would mingle with our cattle and hell broke loose when my grandfather fired in the air... I truly miss those days.
where do you live now?
@@LifeOdysseyMotivation Canada.
@@rugendorunene545 wow! How long you've been here? Are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident?
This may be the most incredible nature footage I've ever seen.
Bruh,the way they kick the fallen ones with their horns to get up and stand off is just amazing! ❤️
The buffalo’s family came back to see him. Wow. I didn’t know buffalo had each other’s back.
Interesting how they can still breathe in that dust
I like how they spinned the block to help the homie lmao
Thank you cameraman, once in a lifetime moment.
People often comment on these videos asking why other buffaloes in the herd don't come back to save their comrades. This is why it's often risky, because they don't know how many lions they are and it could lead to even more of them getting killed as shown here.
If buffalo always returned to save their herd members then we would have fewer lions and too may buffalo.
@Smoke Stack That’s such a stupid idea. The vast majority of animal species’ individuals care for the members of their group, the exception to this norm is of animals who don’t. If you actually think you can reduce animal behaviour to some sort of individual automatism you’ll be shocked when you find out all (literally) of our biological senses and emotions, those of communion/community included (like empathy, or courage, even virtue) come from them. We are animals, and there’s no reason to completely delink ourselves from this fact, or to blatantly classify all other animal species as equally stupid. There’s clearly a lot of knowledge on animal behaviour and biology you have to look into. There is no “easy answer”, read a book.
@@definitelynotatroll246 🤣
@@82dupont put a fire in closed room like a discothek and watch humans behave like buffalos. televi kunt is right!
@@meggi8048 ….Have you ever heard of a Buffalo sacrificing himself to the lions so the herd can get away? There have been hundreds of men and women over the years that have made a conscious decision to sacrifice their life for the greater good or for other humans to live. Stop with your BS, animals are animals and humans are a higher life form.
It's no man left behind when it comes to 🐃 🐃🐃 BUFFALO.
@ 4:20 that buffalo hit the other buffalo like get yo ass up🤣🤣🤣💪🏾
I would absolutely love to go on a Safari trip and have an elephant charge after the tourist car and get scared out of my mind. Sounds like fun.
Huh?
It's all fun and games until you actually there!
You would be the first on the casualty list. & rightly so. You have NO respect.
Book it I'll call my travel agent
Don't need an elephant. Just go for a walk in the bush.
This a 10/10 video footage! Great quality
The moral of the video. When you don't see your power almost 1000 buffaloes running from 3 or 4 lions
ـ حين وصف اللَّه القمر قال:" وَقمَراً مُنِيـراً" وحين وصف الشمس قال:" سِراجاً وهاجَاً" أما حين وصف النبي محمد صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم قال: ودَاعِياً إِلى اللَّه بإِذّنِهِ وسِرَاجاً مُنِيرَاً" فجمع بين الوصفين 'ليكتمل الجمال بالجلال' ولِيلّتحم الضياء بالنور ' فيشرق للعالم كله. صلَّوا على النبي محمدٍ وآله الطاهرين.
Nice work by the lions. Buffalo make great prey animals.
You guys were so close to the action on this one, on foot too. Must've been an insane experience. Did every tourist make it without pooping pants?
The narrator certainly had a full diaper.
I was not expecting such an incredible video. Thank you
Literally, a scene from Lion King 😮
Real animals life. Incredible to watch. The bonds that animals have are amaizing ❤ thank you for this moment ❤
You meant to say the bonds
@@karabomondlane3218 thank you. Will be corrected.
That's a safari tour worthy its money.
These tourist are living my dream.
Only JESUS CHRIST can safe your soul from the flames of hell!
Our dream
@@bekennejesusdeinesundenund2427 🙄🙄
Mine, too. I have several friends who live in SA, it's just more expensive than I can afford 🤷♀️
GO OUT AND LIVE YOUR DREAM ‼️ NOTHING'S STOPPING YOU
Equally hard to watch as it is beautiful. Nature is incredible. I can't help but wonder "do the parents feel sadness?"
Wonderful footage!!!!!! Brave and power..Nature's nature ....!!!
Awesome sighting and great camera work, thanks for sharing
One of the best nature action sequences I’ve seen in years
VERY cool scene - nice camera work the entire time with focusing on the animals and event ! So, incredible to see the stampede at the top of the video - like something out of a Disney movie..
Thanks to the creators of this wonderful collection! Bow to you. Thank you. Take care of yourself.🤗
El león atrapando a tres búfalos en el valle es realmente un espectáculo fascinante y emocionante. Desde la fiereza de un león hasta la fuerza y resistencia de un búfalo. Fue asombroso presenciar la acción de depredadores y presas y ver el poder puro de la naturaleza en exhibición. Sin embargo, también es un recordatorio aleccionador de las duras realidades de la supervivencia en el reino animal.
Amazing shots!!
Amazing shots!
Only word i can think of to describe this..: phenomenal!
I adore lions and Buffalo alike. Wish the Buffalo would realize thier power and stand up for themselves.
Yeah but they know some would die in the process
So glad the cameraman was narrating what was going on, I wouldn’t have been able to figure it all out without him 😏
LMAO
Lol..
😂
To realize that someone is missing among this hundreds something herd, amazing.
Dramatic back and forth action; good show Latest Sightings.
Buffalo herds are like tanks leveling the ground
imagine killing a buffalo without using any tools, just your teeth and bare hands. can't help but appreciate the power of a lion
Crazy to think
@Justin Y. Here in India tigers kill Gaurs's (largest bovine in the world)
Baby buffalo 😁
Imagine the vegan lions shaming these lions for killing animals for food lol
@Justin Y. Pound for pound tiger are stronger than Lion. An African Lion would not even stand a chance against a Male Bengal tiger better yet a Siberian tiger. Probably never heard that story where a Tiger kill a male lion with a swipe of its paws.
3:39: - hurry, we got to rescue our friends, they are getting suffocated! - yes yes! wait, lets have some muddy water first :P
Damn the way they're looking towards you at the end reminds me of my pet dog when people are around it's meals.
I'm surprised the buffalo repeatedly came back to try and rescue the calves caught by the lions. They really made an effort to help out whatever herd members they could until it was obviously a lost cause.
Os búfalos são INCRÍVEIS.
Né isso, são fiéis aos seus parceiros.
This is a really dramatic slice of life... a roller coaster of emotions and feelings. I say both because of the subtle difference in meaning a shrink would claim. Another point or two spring to mind regarding how predators keep herbivores moving so they are unlikely to over graze an area and cause desertification...The recent reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone park did just that ...200 moose/buffalo/ elk /deer on the loose without wolves nipping at their heels would munch an area down to the bare grit...but the tiny wind blown seeds of birch /aspen/willow/ alder etc get crucial time and space for establishing into seedlings into saplings The native tree cover bounced back like a whores draws and toilet doors when the plagues in town. There's that radical ecologists successively implemented concept to save exhausted long barren land by mimicking this very widespread and naturally occurring yet counter intuitive and only recently understood phenomenon. To get all the proper effects using domestic livestock the farmer takes up the role of the sadly missing predators a flash mob of hundreds of livestock ( a mixture of cattle sheep goats pigs donkeys horses even chickens ducks turkeys ! are driven at close on stampede pace ...all day ! every night for 2 weeks the mob herd is crowded up and fenced behind 2m high fabric predator proof fence on a roll... each day a new section of land is tore up by different hooves...pissed on....pooped on...the trails of broken up earth and a concentration of turds and wee attract invertebrates which attracts fruit and berry eating birds .. the process kickstarts the ecosystems in a similar cascading way as caused the historical cascade of collapse . After 2 weeks the super enriched overnighting say central pen is churned up and turned over where pigs have scoffed on perennial rooted weeds...a community vegetable garden has almost made itself. The process is repeated..moved along with a new central night rolled out predator proof pen. Large areas of the driest most degraded desertified broken and eroded land is being restored as we speak ...his name escapes me...he is just a quick Google or a gargle away. Dirt poor land owners or occupiers cooperation is very necessary but mostly forthcoming once it's proven to restore bio diversity and vegetation,rising water tables and everyone gets a richer more food secure community. The controversy is The shocker that with an almost anal discipline even the goat sometimes called " the desert maker" makes a useful contribution to the restoration of a lush ecosystem packed with a full range of flora and fauna. By closely following how the predator and prey dynamic works in a wild system an almost magical regeneration of ecosystems that are close to the original healthy state of land prior to when farming started a process of degradation...back when we walked gracefully upon the land ...back when we were freer more healthy were fiercely egalitarian...when we gathered and we hunted. This restoration and rewilding at least leaves the door ajar to some form of enlightened future primitivism... Although That might be just my utopian vision wound giving me a bit o jip!!! TOO LONG I KMOW..!!! They came to us in bits...they left in one peace ...hey I like that ending !!
This is great footage! Way better than the wildlife photography professionals!
True 🤣🤣
Un ejemplo estupendo de la naturaleza!
This is just incredible. Thanks for sharing.
EPIC VIDEO!
The buffalo/lion drama was incredible but don't get too close !!
Lion at the end: Hey Jerry, go get us some of that human, goes well with Buffalo.
The guys reaction was the icing on the cake.
Very true 😂
Life and death daily struggle for these animals, for millenia.
Guinn: Yep. It boils down to herd and pride strength. Both are in great shape here, seemingly creating a healthy balance.
Buffalo 🐃 came out like they were playing football, in the Superbowl! 0:22
How these Lions managed to kill 4 buffalo’s with such little pride in a muddy surface is beyond me. Lions are so gangsta!
Why the guy has a rifle? I hope it is only for protection.
Yip. Because they were on foot
@@Latestsightings Is it true lions can smell gunpowder and thus would know not to even consider approaching a human. The lionesses clearly knew the people filming were there, but seemed not to be concerned or interested.
@@Latestsightings they shouldn’t go on foot
@@Latestsightings But why are they allowed on foot in the first place? If a wild animal charges them and they shoot it with that rifle, is the killing justified?
@@Mitjitsu Lions know humans aren't to be trifled with, we are risky prey. The only predators that take humans are those who are exceptionally opportunistic, or insane.
Buffalo is a very intelligent and socialized animal. They always go back to defend their own.
Me explica uma coisa, porque essas pessoas vão ao safári e fica toda vez ai meu Deus? Se você vai a um safari tu irá ver animais selvagens abatendo outro, isso é normal. Será difícil de entender isso? Brasil 🇧🇷 🦁🦁🦁🦁
Amazing footage of everyday life in Africa! Thank God for MCDs here in the States!
I wish they could of zoomed more in so I can see it closer couldn't really see