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Battle at Ngorongoro
02 March 2009, 16:19
BwanamichBattle at Ngorongoro
The end of a great bull!
BEING EATEN ALIVE!
BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE
"...Them, they were Giants!"
J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa
hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset
02 March 2009, 16:23
LorenzoOh man, look that bull from the right !!!!
L
02 March 2009, 16:46
mboga biga bwanaThanks for shareing.
Yes ther are Kubwa Mbogos in the Crater.
Seloushunter
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02 March 2009, 17:11
BwanamichBy the way, the "battle" took a little over 3 hours
"...Them, they were Giants!"
J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa
hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset
02 March 2009, 17:22
SGraves155Stay out of the mud in Africa!
Bwanamich, were you lucky enough to get to take these great photos?
02 March 2009, 17:37
David HulmeFantastic sequence, thanks so much bwanamich! It makes me jealous when others witness this kind of action! Got to feel for that bull though...Ouch!
Dave
02 March 2009, 17:53
larryshoresIn 96, we can up to a dried pan on the Moyowasi. We could hear an awful commotion. Apparently, a lion had chased a buffalo out onto the pan. The broke through the crust and could not move. He was being eaten alive by the lion.
I will see if I can find a picture and post it.
02 March 2009, 18:01
BwanamichSgraves,
no all photos from a guide friend of mine
"...Them, they were Giants!"
J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa
hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset
02 March 2009, 18:17
CaracalAwesome!
Thank you very much fpr sharing.
kindest regards
caracal
02 March 2009, 18:37
KathiUnbelievable photo sequence, thank you for posting.
Kathi
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02 March 2009, 23:15
WoodmnctryIn a word "WOW"
OMG!-- my bow is "pull-push feed" - how dreadfully embarrasing!!!!!
03 March 2009, 00:50
Michael RobinsonGreat photos, Bwanamich.
It looks as though that buff just gave up. Probably because he was stuck in the mud.
But I have seen them give up in other cases, even when seemingly free to continue the fight. (I have never seen this in person - but always on film).
I find it interesting that they will sometimes do that, notwithstanding their immense strength and will to live.
Mike
Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
03 March 2009, 04:16
BwannaThanks. That does look mighty painful. Heck of a bull and so is the one to the right in the other photo.
03 March 2009, 04:41
StormsGSPquote:
Originally posted by Bwanamich:
By the way, the "battle" took a little over 3 hours
Talk about a shitty way to go.
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03 March 2009, 04:54
jeff hGreat post thanks for sharing
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03 March 2009, 09:13
bwanamrmUhhh does that lion know that bulls horns haven't started to drop yet and the points still extend above the boss? Though mature he is not ready to take yet and still a breeder! Bad lion, bad....
Actually a great action sequence of photos!
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03 March 2009, 13:25
BwanamichYou know, lions often "pull down" a buffalo from the backside by gripping the animal just above the tail. It happens with such regularity that I am sure it is not coincidence.
I suspect that as they "chew" their way to the backbone, some sort of partial paralysis occurs which allows the lion (Often a second one) to go for the wind pipe with little opposition from the buffalo. I may be wrong though......
"...Them, they were Giants!"
J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa
hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset
04 March 2009, 05:31
Blacktailerquote:
Originally posted by mrlexma:
Great photos, Bwanamich.
It looks as though that buff just gave up. Probably because he was stuck in the mud.
But I have seen them give up in other cases, even when seemingly free to continue the fight. (I have never seen this in person - but always on film).
I find it interesting that they will sometimes do that, notwithstanding their immense strength and will to live.
This happens with cattle too when they have been subjected to some kind of trama like being stuck in a fence or in the mud. After you free them they will just lay there and die unless you get them up and walking.
BTW here is another Ngorongoro bull
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04 March 2009, 08:55
jetdrvrGonna be in the crater two days in July. Hope I get to see something like that. Great photos!
05 March 2009, 00:04
nampomquote:
Originally posted by bwanamrm:
Uhhh does that lion know that bulls horns haven't started to drop yet and the points still extend above the boss? Though mature he is not ready to take yet and still a breeder! Bad lion, bad....
Great pictures, sad to see though