African buffalo have sharp senses to detect predators through a combination of visual, olfactory and auditory cues. The animal is capable of detecting lions at a distance of 1 km.
Unlike the gentle and somewhat shy nature of the Asian water buffalo, the African wild buffalo has never been domesticated.
Therefore, although they are herbivores, wild buffaloes have an aggressive and fierce temperament, and in many cases they are even ready to fight off the fiercest predators.
Tour guide Jonty Bozas was lucky enough to film an impressive clip of a herd of wild buffalo bravely daring to oppose a herd of ferocious lions to save a member of the herd at the MalaMala Animal Sanctuary, South Africa. .
The clip takes viewers to a scene where a group of lions are chasing a poor wild buffalo. Knowing that the wild buffalo might still have teammates somewhere, the herd of predators tried to “knock it down quickly and destroy it” by continuously jumping on him and biting him in dangerous places.
It seemed like the hunt would soon end, but unexpectedly, the wild buffalo’s pitiful cry for help was heard by his teammates.
One of the members of the wild buffalo herd bravely rushed forward, using its sharp horns to push the lion away, causing them to retreat.