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Photographer’s Note

This picture was taked in an Area of the Okavango Delta known as Duba Plain. The lioness in the picture is running for safety while chased by a big male buffalo. Lions are afraid of the horns of a large bulls like the one in the picture. The size and power of the bull combined with those big horn allow a buffalo to easily kill a lion.

For this reason lions tend to attach only female buffalos and calves.

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claudigan (2748) 2007-06-22 12:20

hello,
really nice and wilde shot!
I like how sharp is the lioness and all drops around. i understand her fears seing all these bufallos. this scene is unusual as we know lions to be the hunter but not the victim.
tfs
Claude.

markbrunner (342) 2007-09-06 21:02

Fantastic image! keep up the good work, mark

matt_moi (318) 2008-02-05 1:44