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Lions Think They've Found An Easy Lunch, But Then Backup Arrives

<div><p>There's no TV show as thrilling as the natural drama that plays out between wildlife every day. There's life, death, love and danger, sometimes in the space of just a few hours. <a href="https://www.shared.com/this-shark-charged-straight-for-a-diver-because-it-needed-help/" target="_blank">Predators</a> hunt prey, and unless the prey is smart and crafty enough they wind up being someone else's meal.</p><p>That's why this video is so incredible: just when you think you know how this story is going to end, Mother Nature throws in a plot twist that defies all your expectations.</p><p>And we promise, it has a happy ending.</p><div><figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/latestsightingskruger/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Buffalo.JPG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Buffalo_GH_content_550px.JPG 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/latestsightingskruger/" target="_blank">Latest Sightings - Kruger / Facebook</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>The footage was taped at Kruger National Park, a wildlife preserve in South Africa that's become one of the world's premier safari destinations.</p><p>More than a million tourists flock to the park each year to see Africa's famous Big Five: lions, <a href="https://www.shared.com/herd-of-elephants-helps-an-elephant-calf-after-it-collapses-on-the-road-2/" target="_blank">elephants</a>, rhinos, leopards and buffaloes. </p><p>Sometimes, their cameras capture the dramatic moment 2 of these species meet face to face, like this pair of lions hunting down a stray buffalo.</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="wki8uqdEXh8"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>The odds are definitely stacked against the water buffalo &nbsp;in this confrontation, and for a moment it seems like the lions have won, but that's before the buffalo herd arrives for the miraculous rescue.</p><p>Nature sure is exciting, but I definitely wouldn't want a closer look at this scary moment.</p><p>If you love watching funny, dramatic and thrilling wildlife videos, you can follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/latestsightingskruger/">Latest Sightings - Kruger</a> to see more.</p><p><strong>Share this heart-stopping video with someone you know!</strong></p></div>

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