Lion Predation

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Musango’s surroundings are saturated with wildlife and over 400 species of birds. Wendy Edwards told of a recent exhilarating wild sighting near camp. She said, “This croc thought it would try and steal the impala that the lions had killed near camp early one morning. After a lot of noise and a fight, the lions killed the croc and ate it too.” Musango truly is set in one of Zimbabwe’s most untouched spaces where the wilderness rules.

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There was one male lion who sat off on its own. It had a large scar on the left side of its face. The guide, Fannuel, whispered to us about how the lion had gotten the scar. The lion he referred to as “Scarface”. This lion had developed a reputation for killing crocodiles; crocodiles measuring over 12 feet in length. It is assumed he had gotten the scar during a battle with one of these large, prehistoric reptiles; a battle witnessed by another guide. Scarface and an enormous crocodile, both reared up on hind legs, and became entangled in a violent struggle. Scarface muscled the crocodile over and delivered a crushing and fatal bite around its throat. Two of Africa’s largest and most powerful gladiators entwined in a battle to the death.
http://firstlightsafaris.com/2015/11/03/the-thieving-lion/


Single male lion killed 2 crocodiles
During an after noon drive we came upon a mighty smell and upon investigation - found 2 very, very large crocodiles quite dead in the brush.. Using their skills in analysis, conjecture and tracking the "battle ground prints".. Our guides (Mark, TakeSure and Elijah) came up with the theory .
The crocs were individually trying to move between to water sources: and came across a large male lion- after a battle, the lion killed the first crocs and dragged it into the bushes.. a short time later, the lion was again disturbed by a 2nd large croc.. another great battle and that croc was dragged into the bushes.

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Our team at Kirawira Serena Camp in Western Serengeti, Tanzania were lucky to witness a battle between a lion and a crocodile at the shores of the Grumeti River which is home to enormous Nile crocodiles during a game drive. The river falls on the migration trail of the million migrating wildebeest with the crocodiles having a feast each time these animals migrate. 

They managed to capture the aftermath of the fight. Sadly, the crocodile lost the battle this time round and the story ended up being a situation of hunter becoming the hunted, as the lions devoured on the crocodile. 
Now you know a perfect place to see the perfect wildlife showdown which is the Serengeti as you enjoy your stay at the Kirawira Serena Camp.

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