Cape Buffalo Brilliantly Uses Its Horns to Help Its Fallen Friend Escape a Lion Attack

It is not often we see videos in the wild that are about animals helping each other by saving them from certain death. Most of the animal videos we see from Kenya, Africa, are usually about survival, fighting, and death. 

However, in the video posted below, we see a brave attempt at rescue from one friend to another. There is no fear of trying to survive, just merely the desire to save a friend from certain death.

Check out the Amazing Video Posted Below!

This video takes place in the great plains of the Masai Mara in Kenya, Africa, near the Okavango camps. We start by seeing a sight we typically do not see, a male lion hunting alone.

While it’s not necessarily odd this male lion is hunting alone, it is odd what he is trying to take down.

A predator status means that one animal is hunting another. And just as we would assume, animals will only hunt other animals they know they can successfully take down.

For example, we won’t see a fox trying to take on a male lion. It doesn’t make sense and wouldn’t end well for the fox. 

The video starts with the male lion approaching a cape buffalo seen alone. The lion uses this opportunity to rush into the brush, grab ahold of this buffalo, and take it down. We see a group of tourists riding by stopped to experience this amazing rescue attempt about to happen.

The cape buffalo is heard calling out for help. These sounds have carried across the plains for help. Suddenly, another buffalo and then a second one are seen coming to the rescue. The buffalo starts to head butt the cape buffalo lying down with the lion on top.

He does this so the buffalo can take a grip and stand up easily. And once the male lion sees this, he quickly gives us. It was difficult enough as it is to take down one cape buffalo. He knows there is no way he could take down three.

How Many Cape Buffalo are Left in the Wild?

Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) can be found in southern and east Africa. The cape buffalo is one of four subspecies of the African buffalo. There are currently about 900,000 estimated to be left. 

Their conservation status is set as the least concern.