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Lions Take Down a Buffalo but the Fight Isn't Over

Season 2 Episode 6 | 3m 17s

As night falls, Anna and Greg are following the Xudum pride mums and cubs. The cubs, led by Mathata, start to hunt a small herd of male buffalo. For the first time, the cubs and lionesses work together and succeed in bringing a bull down. But the rest of the buffalo herd return — they are not leaving their comrade behind.

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