Buffaloes are known to be lions’ favorite prey. They are large, meaty animals, so if a lion hunts a buffalo, the lion will not have to hunt for about five days.
Normally, a pride of adult lions hunt together if they want to take down a buffalo. However, a buffalo is not an easy prey for a lion to kill.
In the clip, a young lion hunting fell into a dangerous situation when surrounded by a herd of wild buffalo. The angry buffaloes threw the lion into the air as if it were a soccer ball. The lion cub was seen being thrown into the air by a herd of buffalo several times. It is still unclear whether the lion survived the buffalo’s torture.
The clip was posted to Instagram by earth.reel and has received more than 1 million views. Netizens were extremely shocked to see a lion being attacked by a herd of wild buffalo. However, many netizens believe that this is the price lions have to pay for foolishly hunting alone.