Can a Lone Male Lion have a successful predation on a Adult Bull Buffalo?

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(02-16-2020, 09:33 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(02-16-2020, 09:11 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(02-16-2020, 08:56 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(02-16-2020, 08:45 PM)Shadow Wrote: In some way this thread is already unnecessary or obsolete.

This case made it already a long time ago clear, that it happens sometimes.

We have also that lioness, who killed alone a cape buffalo bull from Londolozi. And some other cases. So it´s about it, that how often and how difficult/easy it is. Have some lions learned how to do it better than others. For sure that is part of it, some really have learned better.

And when talking about easy... well, here it can be said, that practically 1 hyena takes down cape buffalo bull with minimal effort. It´s brutal, but it makes big cats to look like amateurs. No wonder that lions often sit if surrounded by hyena clan.

Anyway at this point it´s not about it, that if, but how often, how easy/difficult and which lions maybe are better with buffalos than others.

The 22 hr ordeal had multiple Lions 
"[color=rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.6)]Published on Dec 19, 2007[/color]

[color=rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.6)]It was now 22 hours later and the buffalo bull the lions attacked yesterday was still alive. With the bull downed a lion feeds at its rump but when the pain becomes too much the buffalo rallies and gets to his feet but only barely. The lion hangs on and realising he isn't getting anywhere goes for the buffalo's achilles tendon downing the bull again. Will he survive another 22 hours?"[/color]


And no way can a lone lioness prey on a big alpha bull, again there are major differences between a bull and a big healthy alpha.

Hyena could probably have a better chance since their bites do more damage and they target genitals which can put the bull in shock, also being smaller makes them a harder target.
But again, that is multiple attackers extending a fight over a period of time.

That seems to be a typo, that "lions", I mean this video was about that same case and no other lions anywhere.

Description: "This battle of the beasts has lasted over 20minutes and this is the last few. The bull is down but not out, but has he got enough to free himself? Finally the lion goes in for the kill but he under-estimates the bulls will to survive as the bull tosses him away. The lion leaves but later in the night they finished off the deed."


Or do you have more information about this case? I see only one lion and descriptions don´t give any hint about other lions.

Anyway there are more than one case so in that way this thread looks like to be old news.

The bull had been attacked by lions prior to the video beginning.
It had been battling for some time, which is obvious with it being a 22hr battle yet only 2 minutes of footage.

So where is told, that attacked by lions before this? Have you seen often, that only one lion is there killing a buffalo if there is whole pride or coalition nearby and buffalo is down? I don´t buy that explanation unless you have some source to confirm it. That guy on the video mention nothing about other lions. Reply