Selinda lion pride's 1 hour battle with a buffalo bull ("dagga boy") Selinda GR- Botswana

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marc

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9.00am
The 3 sisters on the back of this buffalo are the mainstay attacking force of the 18 (+ 2 pride males) members of the legendary Selinda pride who join forces in taking down this fit & healthy buffalo bull, the battle raged on for over an hour, what a morning!
This big bull managed to get up 3 times over the course of the battle that grew into a series of tag team rounds whereby different pride members would each takes turns
in stepping back, resting for a spell and then rejoining the melee.

The length it took this experienced pride before this old boy drew his final breath, is testament to the sheer strength and dogged determination of this dagga boy, just extraordinary!
This was an amazing morning and I stayed right with them until well into the night, grabbing interesting image sequences, especially as the 2 pride males joined the feasting
party which saw tensions rise and fall.

Selinda Game Reserve- Botswana


Pure muscle power
These girls are seasoned Buffalo killers.

Nikon D4
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/.2.8
f/7
1/1600s
ISO720@ 155mm.

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A lioness reels back and comes within inches of being gored by those horns.

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f/7
1/1600s
ISO800@ 160mm.

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Bite force.
The leading huntress stares down my lens.

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Nikkor 400E FL VR f/.2.8
f/7
1/1000s
ISO450

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Last tango

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1/1000s
ISO450

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Looking death in the Eye

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Nikkor 400E FL VR f/.2.8
f/7
1/1000s
ISO720
B&W conv in ACR w/slight warm filter.

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Cheers
Marc
 
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marc said:
9.00am
The 3 sisters on the back of this buffalo are the mainstay attacking force of the 18 (+ 2 pride males) members of the legendary Selinda pride who join forces in taking down this fit & healthy buffalo bull, the battle raged on for over an hour, what a morning!
This big bull managed to get up 3 times over the course of the battle that grew into a series of tag team rounds whereby different pride members would each takes turns
in stepping back, resting for a spell and then rejoining the melee.

The length it took this experienced pride before this old boy drew his final breath, is testament to the sheer strength and dogged determination of this dagga boy, just extraordinary!
This was an amazing morning and I stayed right with them until well into the night, grabbing interesting image sequences, especially as the 2 pride males joined the feasting
party which saw tensions rise and fall.

Selinda Game Reserve- Botswana


Pure muscle power
These girls are seasoned Buffalo killers.

Nikon D4
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/.2.8
f/7
1/1600s
ISO720@ 155mm.

View attachment 7514





A lioness reels back and comes within inches of being gored by those horns.

Nikon D4
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/.2.8
f/7
1/1600s
ISO800@ 160mm.

View attachment 7508





Bite force.
The leading huntress stares down my lens.

Nikon D4s
Nikkor 400E FL VR f/.2.8
f/7
1/1000s
ISO450

View attachment 7509




Last tango

Nikon D4s
Nikkor 400E FL VR f/.2.8
f/7
-.67EV
1/1000s
ISO450

View attachment 7510





Looking death in the Eye

Nikon D4s
Nikkor 400E FL VR f/.2.8
f/7
1/1000s
ISO720
B&W conv in ACR w/slight warm filter.

View attachment 7511

Cheers
Marc
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Tremendous Sequence! Very Intense to say the least!
 
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