Cape buffalo as prey
Title | Info |
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Common name | Lion; Buffalo, Cape |
Scientific name | Panthera leo; Syncerus caffer |
Taxonomic group | Felidae; Bovidae |
Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Ecosystems | Grasslands, savannas |
Grasslands and savannas | Tropical savanna |
Ecological interactions | Predation; Scavenging |
Organisms | Animals |
Animals | Mammals |
Date | July 30, 2003 |
Location | Ol Donyo Sambu,Tanzania,Africa |
The effects of scavengers, Tanzania. Twenty days before this image was taken, two lions were eating a Cape buffalo at this spot. Twenty days later, this is all that was left of a very large carcass.