Buffalo & Lion Endure Epic Hour-Long Fight, Both Fatally Injured

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Desperate male lion attacked lone adult buffalo after being cast out of pride in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. Tense fight left both animals exhausted and smeared with blood, with the lion dying of its wounds two days later.
The gut-wrenching pictures were taken by Matt Armstrong-Ford, 25, in the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.

The amateur photographer, from Eastbourne, who works for Shenton Safaris as a guide and camp manager, came across the bloody scene as the lion's claws were hooked into the female buffalo's muzzle.

He recognised the cat as a six-year-old lion who suffered from mange, a type of skin disease, and who had become detached from his pride.

The lion had camped himself next to a watering hole hoping to attack unsuspecting buffalo.

Watch Battle to the death:
[Buffalo & Lion Endure Epic Hour-Long Fight, Both Fatally Injured]

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