Lion Predation

[Pckts]

(01-13-2015, 03:41 AM)'Pantherinae' Wrote: @Pckts The video about is a small bull, You can easy spott The penis of the buffalo, but as I wrote a small buffalo. but The pictures above i posted is supposed to be a single male lion doing the kill of a adult large bull. I know a male lion would have to be on his best to kill a bull, but he could I'm sure, people say The have killed bull's alone if You watch people on safari there's a lot of guides who says they have seen lone male Lions killing buffalo bulls, aswell as john varty has seen it, even though he estimated a faritale weight on The buffalo, But I agree I have yet to see a real documented account of it happening or video, but I have seen male Lions do it so good when hunting bulls with a female or two, or another male that I'm sure he could do it alone, and The video You posted show that they will try, even that young male managed to bring the buffalo down for some seconds even though the failed, and that show's that it's absolutley possible for heavy'er and more experienced male to finish it. 

 

That buffalo is a cow,
Hence why it has no testicles. Also has multiple lions on it, attacking it, probably all contributed to chasing it and costing it energy, etc.
Can you please show me a single incident of a tour guide or forest official saying that they saw a  adult bull buffalo predation by a lone male lion.

John varty claims the buffalo weighed 800kg which of course is much larger then a cape would weigh, like you said. Varty is not reliable when it comes to eye witness wild accounts. He spends his days in his sanctuary and is a highly controversial figure.

That male that failed with the bull was a full grown adult and the bull wasn't exceptionally large by any measure but a larger lion could of possible been successful. But that is speculation, I am sure their are specialists out there that can do it. I just would like to see a successful attempt or at least a eye witness account before I agree.

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