In the wild, there is fierce competition among animals to survive, and they must go through countless battles to ensure their survival. Despite being a skilled predator on the grasslands, the lion has a relatively low success rate when it comes to hunting.
To ensure a steady supply of nutrients, lions often scavenge for leftover prey from other carnivorous animals. In cases of extreme hunger, lions will not hesitate to steal prey from other species, even if it means facing formidable opponents like crocodiles, tigers, leopards, and hyenas.
The following clip showcases a brutal fight between a pride of lions and a crocodile over a meal.
Near the riverbank in the swamp area, a fresh elephant calf carcass appeared out of nowhere. The delicious prey lying out in the open immediately drew the attention of many hungry predators. With their keen sense of hearing, the lion pride discovered the rare and valuable free meal.
Without wasting a moment, the whole pride rushed over with hopes of quickly defeating their competitors.
However, since the elephant carcass was located in the swamp area, which is the territory of crocodiles, the “host” of the area would not let intruders take the meal easily.
Not wanting their comrades to face the battle alone, the other two lions in the pride charged into the fight. It’s true that “One tree does not make a forest, but three trees standing together make a towering mountain”, with strength that comes from unity, the lion pride managed to overpower the lone crocodile.
Although the host had strength, they lacked agility and flexibility, which made it impossible to withstand the relentless attacks from multiple sides of the lions. When the crocodile suffered multiple injuries and became weak from blood loss, it had to reluctantly retreat, leaving the glorious victory to the invading predators.
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