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(09-20-2022, 08:07 PM)Ngonya Wrote: "The last surviving Tumbela male Lion single-handedly took down a buffalo several times his size earlier this morning. Poor cat was exhausted for hours. Photo'd at Dulini Private Game Reserve"
Stunning sighting!
Hope he gets to enjoy his hard earned price, as he can feed on this for days, but this kind off big kill will attract other visitors eventually, he needs to hope that PC males are not in the area.
Again evidence that males are excellent hunters, this kind off bull would took hard effort of several lionesses and its questionable if they could take him down.
I think MOST of us on WildFact respect male lions' hunting abilities. Some are more skilled (more fearless/desperate?) than others because it's a rare feat for a single lion to take down a large buffalo bull like this. I think the buffalo Skorro, Sr. took down a few years back was a smaller female or a young bull. Princess Tsalala took down a good-sized bull by herself back when her daughter was still a cub. Relative to size it's probably equal to Skorro, Jr. bagging this monster, conversely the entire Kambula/Ntsevu Pride working together wouldn't have been able to do it just a few years ago.