Even the King of the Jungle knows when he is outgunned, and facing an entire herd of buffalo, this lion made the wise decision to leg it.
The brilliant pictures showing an absolutely terrified lion with dozens of buffalo hot on his heels, were captioned on the Masai Mara in Kenya by two photographers on safari. Initially, the buffalo were approached by a lioness from the male lion’s pride, but before she could attack the bovine, the herd noticed the presence of the hunters.
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Run for your life: A lion legs it for all he has got when a herd of buffalo charges after him on the Masai Mara in Kenya
Moving as one, the herd turned on the lion and his lioness and began running towards them to chase them off.
The lioness appears to have sped off out of sight, but the male lion, not accustomed to running neither after or in front of his dinner, is left behind with terror in his eyes.
Laurent Renaud and Dominique Haution captured the hilarious reverse hunt while on safari in the Masai Mara National reserve, Kenya.
Mr Renaud, 55, said: ‘You could see the fear in the lion’s eyes.
‘When we pulled up, the cats were just lying in the bush. But buffalo don’t like lions being nearby and they turned on them quickly. The lions didn’t need a second invitation to flee and they got out of there sharp.’
Video: Brave buffalo herd save friend from LION attack (related)
No dinner for you: A lioness from the male lion’s pride had preyed on the buffalo, but they soon ganged up on the predators 
You herd me! Although lions are dangerous predators who often target buffalo, they have no chance against an entire herd of beasts 
Time to go: The buffalo start to charge towards the lion and he is forced to run across the Masai Mara to save himself 
Still hungry: The defeated lion is forced to retreat without dinner after being chased by the buffalo
Source: dailymail.co.uk
