Herd of buffaloes loaded and gored a leopard to save one of its young

A herd of buffalo rescued one of its calves from the clutches of a leopard. (Video: Andrew Fidel Fernando / Twitter)

He wanted to hunt, and in the end, he was hunted. A herd of buffalo rescued one of their young from the claws of a ferocious leopard in Sri Lanka. The animal video circulated on Twitter and went viral.

The shocking clip was posted by the writer Andrew Fidel Fernando (@afidelf), who explained on the social network how the episode unfolded, filmed on January 31 in the Yala National Park. As he says, that day the man was visiting the place with a group of people, when he saw the adult feline, known as Julius, perched on a tree.

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Fernando and the rest of the expedition members watched him for almost half an hour, without any sudden movement from the animal. But when that time has passed the mammal got up and began to stalk a herd of water buffalo, also known as the wild buffalo, with their young. He began to move closer and closer, being clear that they were his prey.

The tension got bigger when one of the newborns passed by Julius. He immediately launched a precise attack, managing to grab her by the neck for a few seconds. However, soon the “experienced hunter”, as the writer defined the feline in his publications, found himself in a difficult situation, when the big animals dared to face it.

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“Adult buffaloes do not tolerate it (compared to the leopard). Try to drag the baby if the buffaloes surround it, trample it and nail their horns. It’s a close combat. They force him away from the baby, then he recovers and grabs her againFernando said on his Twitter account, which clarified that this part of the clip was recorded by Ravindu Sahimal.

But ultimately the story ended with a happy ending, at least for the buffalo. And, from what he said, the herd causes the leopard, injured by a goring, to leave. Its prey ended with bleeding wounds in the body. In addition, he added that they could both walk normally.

“The herd fled down the road after retrieving the calf, but the leopard followed at a distance. Ravindu believed the leopard would probably follow the herd all day and attack them again under cover of darkness, ”continued Andrew Fidel.

To end the story, the writer shared a picture of the feline, along with a brief commentary that, in a way, sums up everything that has been experienced. “Hours later, I can still feel the adrenaline rush. The wild. Unforgettable”, he concludes.

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The post did not go unnoticed on social media and soon went viral, with thousands of “likes” and dozens of comments and similar anecdotes from other users.