The Battle of Kruger is an eight-minute amateur wildlife video depicting a confrontation between Cape buffalo herds, a small group of young lions from a pride, and a crocodile. The video was recorded in September 2004 at the Transportation Dam hole in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, during a safari hosted by Frank Watts. It was filmed by videographer David Budzinski and photographer Jason Schlosberg.
Since it was posted on YouTube on May 3, 2007, the Battle of Kruger has received 79.5 million views in February 2018 and has become a viral video sensation. It is widely praised for the dramatic depictions of wildlife in the African savannah. Since then it has become one of the most popular natural videos on YouTube, and has won the Best Witness Videos at 2nd Annual YouTube Video Awards. The video was also the subject of an article in the June 25th edition of Time magazine , and was featured in the first episode of ABC News 'i i Caught,' which aired on August 7, 2007. A documentary National Geographic on its debut video on National Geographic Channel on May 11, 2008.
Video Battle at Kruger
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Taken from a small game viewer on the opposite side of a watering hole with a digital camcorder, the video begins with a herd of African buffalo approaching the water, unaware that a small group of lioness is nearby. The lioness crouched as the herds approached; it is uncertain whether the lioness strikes first, or the lead buffalo becomes shocked and turns to run, but the buffaloes flee and the lions fill and disperse the herd, with the lioness plucking from the buffalo calf, both falling into the water. When the lion tries to drag the buffalo out of the water, the calf is captured by a crocodile, who fights for it in one pull of war before surrendering and handing it to the lion. The lion lies down and prepares to feast, but a herd of buffalo approaches and surrounds the lion. One of the lions was thrown into the air by buffaloes charging and being driven out. The remaining lions are then dispersed and expelled immediately after the initial engagement, and the baby buffalo passes into the herd while some lions remain surrounded by buffalo. The buffalo then went on aggressively chasing the remaining lions.
Maps Battle at Kruger
Expert Comment
Two veterinarians and animal behavior experts interviewed by Time confirmed that the behavior shown by the buffalo was unusual. Dr Sue McDonnell from the University of Pennsylvania (School of Veterinary Medicine) said about the video:
"Larger flocks are broken down into smaller harems, with dominant men and many women and their babies Crocodiles attacking infants and lions If a young child is threatened, both harem men and bachelor men - usually fight with one another - will gather to try to save him. "
Nevertheless, it is rare for such occasions to be taken on film even by professional wildlife photographers. Indeed, Dereck Joubert, a photographer and writer for National Geographic says about the video:
"There's no doubt at all that the tourists who shot the scene... are really lucky, I mean, we'll consider ourselves lucky because the whole scene is in front of us."
References
External links
- Official Battle on the Kruger website
- Photos taken by Jason Schlosberg
- Fighting on Kruger material on the site NationalGeographic.com (taken May 12, 2008)
- The Frank Watts guide gives eyewitness accounts of 'The Battle of Kruger
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