Video Of Heroic Buffalo Herd Rescuing One Of Their Own From Lion Ambush Goes Viral

Animal videos often garner attention on the internet. One such intriguing clip has gone viral, where a buffalo gets saved by its herd while a few lions attack him. In the video, it can be seen that some lions are sitting in ambush. They saw a herd of buffaloes and felt that they got a chance to hunt, and were sitting, hiding behind the grass.

Then, a buffalo is spotted emerging from the herd and approaching them. Lions become alert. As soon as he approaches, many lions attack him at once. The buffalo runs here and there when it realises it is encircled. It also tries to attack the lions so that they run away, but the lions have come with the intention of hunting.

Meanwhile, when other buffaloes in the herd come to know about it, they rush to save their companion. When the lions saw them approaching, they got threatened, but how could they leave the prey behind? They repeatedly try to topple the buffalo. But there were so many buffaloes in the herd that they had to abandon the plan.

Later, the group of lions returns without hunting. The video was shared four days ago on the YouTube channel Maasai Sightings. Take a look at the clip:

The video has till now garnered 360,524 views on YouTube, while viewers shared their feedback in the comment box. One of the users wrote, “Luckily, the young buffalo had not strayed that far from the herd. I probably learned a very valuable lesson." Another commented, “This buffalo knows that the first moments determine the difference between life and death, so it used its utmost strength to reach the herd." “It’s about time the buffalo defended each other by joining forces and using offence to make the lions retreat," added the third user.

A few days ago, a similar clip went viral, where a buffalo was pinned down and surrounded by many lions. In the meantime, a lioness stands up and wanders to the side, as if she is taking a break from the feast. Then, a battle breaks out as the lioness chases another.

In a few moments, the entire group of lions gets busy in an intense fight. The conflict picks up speed quickly, grabbing the group’s attention in the fight. Meanwhile, the buffalo attempts to get away. It seizes the opportunity and flees to freedom as the lion gets distracted by the continuing fight. The buffalo ultimately manages to save his life.

The video was shared on April 1 on the Twitter page Nature is Amazing.