Amateur photographer Andreas
Häntzschel, 39 from Aachen, Germany, captured the whole clash on camera when a
valiant buffalo charged three lions after they grabbed a young calf from the
herd. The three hungry lions crept up on the buffalo and calf in north-west
Tanzania, East Africa, causing them to disperse in a terrifying 90-second
ordeal. Though the bulk of the buffalo escaped, one animal turned back and
stood firm against the lions in a bid to save its young. Although the big
buffalo rallied and stood between her young and the lion's teeth while charging
horns-first at the circling predators. The three lions grabbed the opportunity
to surround their prey and closed in on the calf. Nonetheless the outnumbered
buffalo could not hold them at bay and a young lion pounced and snapped away
the baby between its jaws. Moreover only the quick-thinking reactions of the
young buffalo protected young calf from death. The 1,000 pound beast ploughed
into all three lions just as they looked set to feast on the calf. And the rest
of the herd arrived just in time to mount a gripping rescue and send the lions
retreating with their tales firmly between their legs.
Andreas said; I really like Mother
Nature, and I like travelling and to take pictures in a documentary style. This
was absolutely unreal clash of Buffalo and three lions. This was astonishing
and you don't get a lot of chances to realize something like it. To see lions
are not too remarkable but to see them fighting is really great. To be honest,
i believe the buffaloes were very brave to save themselves. Andreas, who works
as a portfolio manager for an energy company, and he used a Canon DSLR to take
the photographs while filming with a Panasonic Video Cam. Many people ask me
how I managed to see that and then they’re pleased to see the buffalo calf
alive. But I was so angry that I didn't take my full HD camera with me.Watch Video at Dailymail