This territorial buffalo used its horns to flip a lion cub that was encroaching on its territory.

You never know what you’re going to see when you go on Safari in the savanna. Limited space and resources act as a crucible for conflict amongst the animals vying for survival.

In this case, the tourists at Kruger National Park, South Africa got more than what they bargained for. A group of young lions had recently trapped a lizard when one of the cubs snatched the lizard up and wandered off into dangerous territory. That is, too close to a buffalo.

The oblivious young lion was then in for quite the surprise. The buffalo wasted no time before charging after the young cub.

“Buffalo and lions are pretty famously not the best of friends,” says National Geographic explorer and big

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