When hunting, lions also follow the herd under the main lead of the lioness. Each lioness will have a unique role in the herd. Such a positional distribution helps them hunt larger prey such as the African buffalo.
The way to defeat prey commonly seen in lions is to bite, tear the throat, attack the respiratory system of the prey. A rare clip of lions hunting prey underwater was filmed at Sabi Sand reserve, South Africa.
The prey here is a buffalo bathing in the riverbank, when it caught sight of a herd of about a dozen lions. Sensing danger approaching, the buffalo quickly found another direction to escape.
However, with extensive hunting experience, the lions had previously divided a group to pick up at the location where the buffalo ran away. Seeing the prey approaching, the lioness did not hesitate for a second and immediately pounced on the prey. it. With no other choice, the buffalo was forced to return to the water. It was this that made the lion unable to comfortably use his familiar hunting “fingers”.
After struggling for a while, luck smiled on the buffalo as it temporarily escaped. But according to the cameraman, the buffalo was still caught by other lions and became a feast of the lions.