Lions vs Buffaloes in Serengeti National Park
Lions vs Buffaloes in Serengeti National Park- Serengeti is a haven for wildlife species, especially the wildebeest migration that sees the animals moving from one section to another of the park determined by the rainfall pattern. The wildebeest migrate according to the rain pattern, and they move in search of greener pastures. The most famous and most spectacular part of the Serengeti National Park is the view of the wildebeest migration crossing the rivers, coupled with the zebras and elands as they figure out their luck when crossing the rivers. The Mara River is a major focal point for witnesses of the wildebeest migration, and it is also home to huge Nile crocodiles, who keep an eye out for anything crossing, making the wildebeest crossing one of the most outstanding pictures of this wonderful experience in the wild.
While watching the typical dram of wildebeest crossing in the Serengeti National Park, you will be enticed by the other side stories of the wildlife in the Serengeti National Park. It seems that some people don’t care about such encounters, and yet they are indeed magical and give the visitors an outstanding safari experience.
It has been proven that most of the big cats don’t usually follow the wildebeest migration. You will hardly see lions or cheetahs following the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti National Park. The lions have to make sure that they utilize what has been left behind. Believe me, if you can witness this encounter, then you will have the most beautiful safari experience. After the ungulates have left their territories, you shouldn’t expect many encounters in terms of wildlife fighting, such as lions vs. leopards, but without seeing the wildebeest migration, you have the big elephants and rhinos that keep wandering and passing through the jungles and thus don’t give you the best time to relax. They are less targeted by the lions, and that’s why you will see and enjoy them much more.
The beautiful wildlife scenery will come as the visitors find the fiercest battle ever between the buffaloes and the lions. It has been seen that lions like buffalo meat so much that they like hunting down the buffaloes, and thus the buffaloes’ meat is so much that the lions like hunting down the buffaloes’ meat that the buffaloes cannot be just onlookers; they have to reiterate and fight back in the fight termed “the Lions vs. Buffaloes.”
This fight can be seen during the game drives by following the lions’ trails in the endless plains, especially the Namiri plains. With an experienced safari guide, he or she will be able to follow the established trails and, once you get lucky, you will find this fierce battle underway, or wait for it to happen, you will have found yourself in great safari territory. Please continue moving along the tracks, especially if you want to find the trails that were used earlier in the morning.
The experience sets in when you notice the pride of lions that attack the lonely buffaloes. As a result, the male buffaloes become the lions’ prey. Remember that lone buffaloes are very delicate and stressed, and thus the lions know that they have to double their efforts when attacking them. Many people have been charged as a result of their testy dispositions, and many lions have been gutted and killed in the long run. They are certainly challenging prey, weighing in at around a ton.
After seeing the lonely buffaloes, the pride of lions definitely knows that they have assured meat for the day, but as the story often goes, they fail to get on their side, or they have to fight through the hard hustle to get that one lone buffalo, and here you see the fierce battle of the lions against the buffaloes. At the same time, as the pride of the lions surrounds the lone bull, you find that the buffalo also have different thoughts and techniques, especially when they are aware that they are going to be attacked. What happens is that, as the lions come with heavy speed, the buffaloes keep dodging the lions one by one, making sure that they get near each of the buffaloes. The buffalo successfully use adjacent plants to cover one side of themselves from prospective assaults, taking advantage of the environment.
This is one of the best and most interesting fights that you will ever wish to witness when visiting the wild, especially in the Serengeti National Park. Although the lions have the advantage in numbers, the buffalo have the advantage in intelligence. It’s like watching a chess match unfold, with each team taking turns trying to outmaneuver the other. It’s interesting to see, and it makes you wonder if the lion’s reputation as King of the Jungle is in jeopardy.
However, the situation is different for the buffalo, especially when they are caught unaware. They are cleared without much resistance, and there are scenes in the Serengeti National Park that show the lions eating the buffaloes after a hunt. Please contact Africa Adventure Vacations for the interesting wildlife scenes in Serengeti National Park. Our experienced guides do it all.
