Buffalo Flips Lion on to Horns to Survive Epic Attack | World Wild Web

A fearless buffalo survived an epic hour-long attack by six lions by dragging them into the middle of a lake and impaling one on its horns.

Robin van Stenis and his wife Nicole were visiting Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana, when two lions chased prey past their vehicle and into the path of four more predators waiting by some water.

Dramatic footage shows the big cats leap on to their prey’s back while the buffalo heroically dragged them into the lake step by agonising step.

Despite having wrestled most of the lions off, one persistent predator clung on to the buffalo but was thrown up on to its massive antlers as a result.

After more than an hour of battling, the buffalo eventually threw the lion off its head and into the water before it gave up and ran off to safety.

Robin said: “Nicole and I looked at each other and started laughing. We couldn’t believe what a beautiful and crazy sighting happened in front of us.

“The buffalo was chased towards the water and four of the lions by another two lions. At one point all six were hanging on the back of the buffalo.

“The battle continued, except five lions decided the buffalo was too strong and chose to let go. This left one lion alone, biting down hard on its ass.

“At that point, the buffalo swayed with his horns towards the lion and impaled the pelvic region of the lion.

“We could see the horn going between his legs and out on the outer side of his back leg, and we were sure the lion wouldn’t survive this fight.

“The lion then decided to grab the face and mouth of the buffalo, trying to suffocate him, and in this position, they stood, fought, and battled for over an hour.

“Suddenly, with all his last power, the buffalo shook his head and swung the lion into the air. The buffalo was free.

“The lion looked as shocked as we were, and instinct took over; he tried to attack the buffalo again.

“But the buffalo was done and charged the lion until he runoff, with just a minor limp in his back leg.

“We believe both animals survived. The lion had not much blood loss and was just slightly limping. It had eaten half a hippo so he could rest and heal for a while.

“The buffalo lost part of its tail and probably would not want to eat for a few days but survived.”