Flying Lion: Buffalo Launches Predator Into The Air

COMM:This extraordinary footage shows a lionbeing flipped five metres into the air. COMM: The juvenile predator was about to completea kill, before a giant male buffalo intervened to save his friend from certain death. COMM: The hungry duo spent forty five minutesstalking their prey in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. COMM: But after bringing down the defencelessbuffalo, one lion left itself open to a surprise attack. COMM: The astonishing moment was capturedby 52 year old Ian Matheson, and his sixteen year old son Oliver, during an early morningsafari. COMM: Amazingly all of the animals walkedaway from the encounter with no major injuries.