The Battle at Kruger

You’ve got to watch this…lions, buffalo, and crocodiles, OH MY!

Here’s info about this video from WikiPedia.com:

“Battle at Kruger” is a viral video posted on YouTube^[1] in 2007 which was widely praised for its dramatic depiction of life on the African savannah. It is one of YouTube’s most popular videos, with more than 5,800,000 views and 7300 comments as of June 2007 and 7,500,000 views and 8300 views as of July 2007. It was also the subject of an article in the June 25, 2007, issue of Time Magazine^[2]. It was featured in the first episode of ABC News’ “I-Caught,” aired on August 7, 2007, and will soon be made into a National Geographic documentary. Filmed in September 2004 by videographer David Budzinski and photographer Jason Schlosberg, whose work can be seen at NegativeSpace.com[1], at a watering hole in Kruger National Park, South Africa, the video depicts:

A confrontation between a herd of Cape Buffalo, a small pride of lions, and a pair of crocodiles. Taken from a vehicle on the opposite side of the watering hole, the video begins with the herd of buffalo approaching the water, unaware of the lions resting nearby. The lions charge and disperse the herd, picking off a young buffalo and knocking it into the water. While trying to drag the buffalo out of the water, it is grabbed by a pair of crocodiles, who fight strenuously for it before giving up and leaving it to the lions. The lions sit down and prepare to eat, but are quickly surrounded by the reorganized buffalo, who move in and start kicking at the lions. After a battle which includes one lion being tossed through the air, the baby buffalo (who is miraculously still alive) escapes into the herd. The emboldened buffalo chase the remainder of the lions away.

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