Africa's Super Seven Page #5

Fortunately buffalo mothers

are designed to give birth quickly.

Without hesitating her offspring

tries to get up onto his little legs.

He won't be gambling about

for at least a couple of hours.

This is his most vulnerable time.

The Elephant herd is not far away.

A chance encounter with the approaching

lions could cause a big uproar.

The herd is still moving

through the bush, feeding.

Theypll feed for 16 hours a day,

to fuel their massive bodies.

Only the bull elephant

has settled down for the night ...

He's fast asleep.

Now the lions have found the spot

where the buffalo calf was born,

and they have the young

baby in their sights.

This is a snatch and grab operation.

First send the buffalo into a panic,

then rush in and pick off the baby.

They close in.

And the buffalo scatter-

leaving the baby out front and vulnerable.

But the mother's instincts

won't let her leave her baby behind...

... and in just a few more moments

the herd rallies round.

The larger buffalo have

had enough of the lions ...

and now turn on the hunters.

The Buffaloes are too

strong to penetrate

without the help of one

of the Lion Brothers.

The lions have missed their opportunity.

The calf is safe.

Meanwhile the leopard is in

hot pursuit of the impala...

now that its night and

theypre in thicker bush,

he stands a good

chance of making a kill.

And the hyena is now tailing the leopard.

Sheps big and strong enough

to steal a kill from him

much easier than catching one herself.

All she has to do is wait.

The impala know something's up.

But they canpt see the danger.

When they finally do ...

It's too late.

The leopard tries to kill silently

but the impala's cries

echo through the night.

Just what the hyena's been listening for.

Leopards often take their kills up

into the trees, to avoid other predators.

But this cat is so hungry;

he starts his meal on the ground.

A mistake.

Not only has he angered the elephant

with all this commotion ...

... the Hyena is also onto him.

The leopard won't argue with a hyena.

All he can do is watch her steal his meal.

But the Hyenaps headed

for a nasty shock... with the elephant ...

... and she drops the prize.

The leopard acts quickly ...

... and regains his meal.

Heps not going to

waste this second chance...

Only leopards are strong enough

to carry a kill into the trees.

A Hyena may be fierce, but it canpt climb.

In no time the leopard is

onto his second course.

Thereps nothing the hyena can do

but hope for a few scraps from the table.

The leopard thinks heps safe-

and he should be

but now several tons of trouble

are bearing down on him.

The disturbed elephant is on the warpath...

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