In the African grasslands, lions, especially male lions, are considered “killing machines”, super predators that always make their prey terrified when facing them. Thanks to that, they have become the key apex predators in the savannah environment with abundant prey populations.

In the video, male lions take advantage of the terrain to hide and approach a herd of buffalo while they are resting in a waterhole. The opportunity is ripe, the lion charges forward, causing the herd of buffalo to panic and run away.

At this time, the lion is in the most ideal condition to attack the target it has determined in advance: a young buffalo that is not yet fully grown and is trying to run towards the herd.

Everything seems to happen according to calculation. After just a few steps, the lion has knocked down the unfortunate buffalo and is preparing to launch the finishing blow. However, something unexpected happened beyond the lion’s expectations when a mature buffalo suddenly charged forward and knocked it away from its fellows.

Stunned by the attack, the lion could only curl its tail and run away, but the angry buffalo did not let go. It chased after the lion that was heading straight for the pond.

With its horns and powerful muscles, the buffalo gored the lion straight into the body, and at the same time lifted it into the air.

Luckily, the lion was still able to get up after this attack. Taking advantage of the buffalo’s hesitation, the lion quickly ran away to save its own life.