FREE newsletter is packed with the best (and weirdest) stories from around the world A dramatic video shows a doomed-looking buffalo caught in the jaws of a lion while a lioness looks on – only for the tables to suddenly turn against the pride.
The buffalo had been grazing alone and had "no defence" against the bloodthirsty big cats, legendary narrator David Attenborough explained in the BBC documentary.
Footage shows the animal in a deadlock with an adult male lion which has pinned its prey's head still with its powerful limbs while lying vulnerable on the ground.
A lioness prowls at the stricken buffalo's rear, making the situation look truly desperate for the animal.The female lion then launches herself on the buffalo's back and it looks.
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