See Two Male Lions Launch a Midnight Attack on a Buffalo Right in Front of a Safari Jeep

The occupants of the safari jeep got a front-row seat for this hunt. A pride of lions has managed to isolate a buffalo. Now all they have to do is get it on the ground. As the females watch, two males take the lead. They leap on top of the stricken herbivore and bite into its flesh.

Soon, a couple of females are doing the same. We don’t get to see the outcome of this hunt but things are not looking too good for the buffalo. If help does not arrive soon, its chances are not great. As the clip below shows, lions are team players when it comes to hunting!

Watch the Impressive Footage Below

Can Male Lions Be Members of a Pride?

When we think of a lion pride, we often imagine a group of female lions. They live together in a complex social structure and help each other to raise their young. However, males also have an involvement with prides.

In fact, a pride of lions can contain up to seven males although there could also only be a single male. Young males who have been raised with the same pride, often form a bond that lasts for life. They are termed a ‘coalition’ and may maintain breeding rights over several prides. Other males, however, find themselves alone either because they did not have any male litter/creche mates or because their male companions have died. These guys often form bonds with other unrelated males.

How Do Males Behave Within a Pride?

The single male or the male coalition has a ‘tenure’ over the females in the pride. They hold the territory (where hunting takes place) and they have mating rights over the females. Fights and confrontations take place if other males try to take over and the resident males have been known to fight to the death.

A larger group of males can retain the tenure of a pride for longer but the average length for a male to spend with a pride is just two or three years. After that, they may be driven out by another male or they may simply choose to leave and find another pride. As we see here, the males help to bring down larger prey that will provide a meal for the whole group!