The Mapogo lion coalitions take turns to feast on a bull buffalo. The thick skin of the buffalo seems to defeat the lions attempts to eat well. Often a buffalo like this can be finished in 24 hours but this took the lions a few days. The lions seemed full even at the beginning of the video so they were not so enthusiastic about feeding on this buffalo it seems. A previous, much shorter, version of this clip from 2010 has been uploaded before. This archive Mapogo lion footage is for those that wanted to see the entire progression of the sighting as it happened.
Filmed in the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Yeah
The buffalo is fairly tough
So there's limited opportunities to get into it. They're trying to get in through the tail
Eventually get it open underneath here
Work on that
Yeah
Yeah, he's already eaten for plenty
Trying to dig himself a spot so that he can lie down and stick his head in that hole. Really? Yeah
It's gonna be crazy
That hole's a lot bigger when he pulls it
Basically, yeah. It is gnarly. I had to stop my video
No worse than the meat you ate last night. It's fairly rare that meat last night. Oh, did he just pull something out?
My memory cards full can't take that many videos
So will they just hold on to it for day they just eat it though if they'll eat that till it's just bones bones
Yeah, yeah
Nothing. Nothing's gonna steal it off them. Yeah, they'll eat the skin
The time
I mean his stomach is so big right now
Partially digested grass
Oh
Oh, now I really smell it.
Oh, that is savage.
Yeah.
What is that?
Some sort of internal organ.
Oh, he hid it out?
Yeah, he hid it behind him.
That one is just killing me.
He's got the itis.
He's got buffalo itis.
Maybe he's going to eat from the back.
Possibly.
Well, I have to buy a camera. This is Danica and Richard's camera.
Promise, come here.
Take animal pictures.
Where, you know?
Copy. Keep making your way slowly.
One's just come back to the Nyama now.
We'll see if he does anything, but keep coming.
Here he is.
Thank you.
George on one.
That is not a good smell.
Not a bad smell either.
Gets worse.
Make sure he's not crawling up from behind.
We're riding off. Can you close it?
Maybe he's making a space for his brother.
Possibly.
It would hurt.
Like a hole where you can just kind of lay down.
Basically.
Reach up, take a bite, lay down.
That's what he ended up doing this morning.
Yeah.
You said Rob the Ranger, right?
Yeah, Rob the Ranger. Rob the Ranger wildlife videos.
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Oh, you're on Facebook?
Oh, wow.
Well, it doesn't mean he's going to accept you at this farm.
Maybe I'll get back on it.
Tasty.
So what's going to kill the old lion?
Other lions, usually.
Really?
Yeah, they fight over territory, so the older a lion gets,
the more likely it is to get pushed out of his territory.
And in that fight, getting pushed out of his territory,
they often get injured or killed then.
Or losing a territory.
Oh, my God.
If they were to lose a territory and become nomadic,
they can't really compete in areas where there's other big lions.
That was so funny.
Also grass.
If he starts eating the face, I'm going to lose it.
There's a bit of smell coming out.
It's all a bit too much effort, isn't it?
Very rough tongue, like a domestic cat,
and the licking against the skin like that
starts to separate the skin from the meat underneath.
Makes it easier to get through.
Oh, my God.
Strips and strips came out.
Yeah, it's pretty gross.
Oh, it's horrible.
The buffalo looks happy. He's grinning.
It's hard not to grin without a jaw.
I know, I know.
Maybe that should be the future on TV.
Not 3D TV, TV with smell.
He's digging again.
I can't believe he's sleeping on the kill.
That's really gross.
I guess is he protecting it?
Yeah, possession, nine-tenths of the law and all that.
He's there and he's got it.
Doesn't have to get up and fight for it.
Would they ever fight over it like now?
Oh, yeah.
The more they eat, the more likely they are to fight
because the less good bits will be left as well.
The brothers fighting together?
Yeah, they'll have stand-up boxing matches.
They'll get on their back legs and smack each other with the paws
and then once they've finished, they'll lie down next to each other
and lick each other's wounds clean.
Just like normal brothers.
Who's on one?
Keep making your way, pet.
Got to get home early.
Oh, wow.
Oh, my God.
Oh, wow.
That kid's lighting it nice.
It's heavy dew now.
There's a hippo.
One on the Nyama, two flat.
It looks cute.
No, it looks fine, doesn't it?
How long?
Okay, I think I'm done with the pictures.
Can I pet the animal?
Sure, why not?
I recommend you get out of the car.
Okay, yeah.
But I'd like to hear it first.
That is a purple-crested turaco.
It's a rather fresh smell when it blows towards you, isn't it?
Yes.
Starting to get a lot of flies around it as well now.
It's been here for three days.
The maggots will be working on you.
Do they often go after the buffalos?
If they can.
It's quite hard work, though, so...
I've only got it.
I think it's too sick to you.
At the moment he's just trying to cut through the skin
using the teeth at the side of the mouth,
like a pair of scissors.
Let me cut more open so that we can get in
to the meat inside.
The maggots.
Plenty of maggots.
Catching flies now.
Coming up.
Nice.
If you two would now please commence to fight
over the best position, that would be nice.
I'm trying to get in here.
I'm a bit...
I don't think I can cut through the skin.
There we go.
That's tough, man.
There you go, there.
Okay.
That's the way it's done, isn't it?
You've got to understand that.
Should we see my hand?
Yeah.
That's it.
There you go.
He'll be here in three days.
I think he knows where he's going.
I'm sure he does.
He's coming.
Is Gena changing places?
No, he's turning his back on you.
What?
He's not looking.
He's looking at you.
He's working hard.
That's enough.
Keep it.
Yeah.
That's it, Gena.
You're not doing it again.
You'll have to see more.
You'll have to see more pictures.
How many?
1,300.
Explain what's going on.
What?
I don't know how to get you to change places.
I think it's a piece of hair.
No, but you'll have to watch the break.
You'll see it sometime.
I don't know how much.
It's still recording.
Bye.
Do you want to come in?
I don't care about the location.
If you're good to have it, I'm a number 3.
I'm just a tip.
Alright.
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