LION is a species of carnivorous mammal of the genus Panthera and the Felidae family. The species is currently found in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. It is one of the four big cats, with some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, the second most recent feline after the tiger.
The African Buffalo is a native bovine mammal Africa, normally found in the savanna countries throughout Africa sub- Saharan Africa, although generally confined to protected areas. It is a large herbivore. The adult female reaches 1.60 meters tall and about 500kg 600 kg. The adult male is even higher, reaching about 1.80 meters tall (measurements taken from the floor to the top of the shoulder height) and 900 kg.
The African buffalo, although physically similar to common buffalo found in livestock northern Brazil, is a larger animal and wild. The adult buffalo is very strong, imposing respect even to a group of lions that may cross your path. Lions can kill and eat a buffalo, but it requires a group of lions organize and attack a single animal. It is very rare for a lion get hurt seriously or kill an adult buffalo attacking him alone.
