Four lions team up to DROWN a buffalo after dragging their prey into a watering hole in Tanzania
- Shocking pictures show the moment four lions teamed up to drown a buffalo in a watering hole in Tanzania
- Snaps show a lioness stalking up to the animal in the Kogatende region of the Northern Serengeti
- In one of the snaps, two lionesses clung onto the buffalo’s back, sinking their claws and teeth into the animal
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These pictures show the moment four lions teamed up to drown a buffalo after dragging their prey into a watering hole in Tanzania.
The snaps show the a lioness stalking up to the buffalo who was relaxing among the grass in the Kogatende region of the Northern Serengeti, Tanzania.
In one of the snaps, two of the 400-pound lionesses clung onto the 1,900-pound buffalo’s back – dragging their prey down as they sunk their claws and teeth into the animal.
In another, the lionesses were joined by a further two members of the pride as they pulled the buffalo into a nearby watering hole and drowned it below the water’s surface.
Photographer Marc Mol, 62, from Cairns, Australia, stood just 80 feet away as the ‘Gardenia’ lion pride tackled and overpowered the unfortunate buffalo in just over 20 minutes.
He added that the buffalo also landed a few injuries on the lionesses before it was drowned in the watering hole, continuing: ‘With eight young cubs in the pride, this was a welcome meal that would feed the pride for a few days.’
Pictures show the moment four lions teamed up to drown a buffalo after dragging their prey into a watering hole in the Kogatende region of the Northern Serengeti, Tanzania, including one picture where two lionesses clung onto the buffalo’s back, singing their claws and teeth into the animal
The snaps show the a lioness leading the pride as she stalked up to the horned animal who was relaxing among the grass and closed in on it
The lionesses were seen dragging the buffalo down in a watering hole, using their teeth and claws, as other members of the pride stood nearby
In another snap, a lioness can be seen leaping from the grass towards the buffalo which is standing in the watering hole, while the other lions stand on the bank
They were joined by two further members of the pride who stood on the bank while the another lion sat on the back of the buffalo
The other lions joined as the buffalo was brought down and could be seen lying down in the watering hole as two lions remained clinging to the animal while another swam up
The buffalo was pictured lying in the water with its legs in the air while the four ruthless lionesses tucked in to their prey in Tanzania