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Video; Battle at Kruger
17 May 2007, 18:21
Wendell ReichVideo; Battle at Kruger
Pretty decent Lion/Buff encounter.
Battle at Kruger
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17 May 2007, 18:52
CunninghamGreat to see nature working. That Buffalo was very nice.
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17 May 2007, 18:56
BwanamichA 1 in a million sighting!! If it wasn't recorded on camera few would believe the story recounted around the fireplace....
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17 May 2007, 19:01
studdogWendell, Thanks for posting. What a great clip. You do have to watch it til the end!
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17 May 2007, 19:03
Arild IversenThat was action all right!
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That has to be about the coolest video ever.
Thanks a bunch.
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17 May 2007, 19:11
L. David KeithThat's one video I don't think we'll see on the Disney channel. Take note of what's being said by the spectators in the background. There's giggling and laughter, then: "I hope he gets away!" (meaning the calf) which is saying: "Starve you bad kitty cats." A true testament of nature: kill or be killed. Awesome video Wendell, thanks for posting. LDK
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Originally posted by Will:
That has to be about the coolest video ever.
Thanks a bunch.
Amazing!
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Great footage, and would i like to settle the sights of my 470NE on that first buffalo!
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17 May 2007, 19:39
Safari-HuntAnd I thought my piece of video where the buff scrathes his balls was pretty cool.
Buff and other videoAwesome video !
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Wow! Thanks for putting that up. The part with the croc reminded me of "The Elephant's Child."
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Holy fricken wow! That was the best footage I've seen, thanks.
17 May 2007, 20:50
the_captainWow. That was really a great video!
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I wouldn't have belived it if I hadn't seen it. Awesome video.
Some people have all the luck!
17 May 2007, 22:24
snowhoundquote:
Originally posted by TerryR:
I wouldn't have belived it if I hadn't seen it. Awesome video.
You wouldn´t have believed it...
Wait untill the lions try to explain to their parents why there is no dinner!
Well, we had it you see, we really did, but then there was this really big crocodile and then the buffalo came back with their friends. There must have been a hundred of them, it´s true!!!
That was insane video. First you think the buff's day goes from bad to worse when you have lions and a croc fighting over you while you're still alive.
As for when the reinforcements show up, I guess that's how Custer felt.
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17 May 2007, 22:41
Use Enough GunNo, some BUFFALO have all the luck!
17 May 2007, 22:44
ForrestBBest video I've seen. So much of what is shown on the nature channels is a parceled-together montage. This is the real deal in one unbroken clip. Absolutely incredible.
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17 May 2007, 23:22
invader66That is the best video I have ever seen.
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18 May 2007, 00:04
Irish PaulCould anyone experienced hazard a guess as to whether that calf would have survived its injuries?
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Awesome video! My guess is that the calf will not survive. He/she will either die of its wounds or will be crippled and easier lion bait the next time. Thanks for posting Wendell, sometimes you're OK.
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That was great! Just an amazing video....!
My wife was rooting for the baby and couldn't believe it walked away. Damn tough animals those buff...even the little ones!
Thanks for posting.
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18 May 2007, 02:08
SGraves155quote:
Originally posted by snowhound:
quote:
Originally posted by TerryR:
I wouldn't have belived it if I hadn't seen it. Awesome video.
You wouldn´t have believed it...
Wait untill the lions try to explain to their parents why there is no dinner!
Well, we had it you see, we really did, but then there was this really big crocodile and then the buffalo came back with their friends. There must have been a hundred of them, it´s true!!!
You're so right! In another year every one of them will know how to kill much more efficiently.
18 May 2007, 02:56
BuliwyfThanks Wendell.
Thanks Wendell - do you have a buff like that for me in Tanzania?
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18 May 2007, 04:01
.366torquequote:
Originally posted by Wendell Reich:
Pretty decent Lion/Buff encounter.
Battle at Kruger
Thank you sir! That is spectacular!!
That was impressive, especially since I seriously dislike cats of any kind.
18 May 2007, 04:51
jetdrvrThanks, Wendell.
18 May 2007, 06:34
Jim ManionIncredible. That was one heck of a tug of war between the lions and the croc!
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18 May 2007, 07:53
Michael RobinsonGreat video! Nature at her roughest and most brutal!
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18 May 2007, 11:07
BwanamichPersonally, I think the calf may survive. They have real thick skins from early age and most of the "grip" of the croc would have been skin only. As for the lions, they tend to "suffocate" their prey by covering their muzzle with their mouth and just hold the prey down with their paws and claws. Just scratches. The young buff did not struggle much which would make the lions just "hold" as opposed to bite harder to try and kill it quickly. Once the herd closed in, the lions were just holding the calf down without any intense biting or clawing. The way it struggled free from the grasp of the remaining lioness, using its own strength and then ran - as opposed to stumbled -into the herd showed me it was not too badly injured.
Talk about living another day.....
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NOW thats what i call a good example of African nature
these people was lucky to see this battle going on !!!
Way cool. Am I the only one rooting for the lions?
18 May 2007, 17:36
stuntpilot2quote:
Originally posted by MikeB:
Way cool. Am I the only one rooting for the lions?
Actually, I was rooting for the croc to drag one of the cats under.
I've always been a sucker for the underdog. Actually caught myself cheering out loud when the one feline went airborne courtesy of a hooked horn. Great footage.
Lions are the king of beasts. Now they (the pride) didn't have to work too hard to get this young buffalo down but they did work for it getting it away from the crocs and then to loose it over some P. O. buffs. Morale of the story - don't count your chickens before they are hatched.