- Kai Banks filmed the showdown at Samburu National Reserve in Kenya
- One lioness approached a Nile crocodile to defend her meal
- She called for backup as the croc began thrashing its jaw
Three lions and a crocodile have come claw to jaw in a show of wildlife at its fiercest in Kenya. Fascinating
footage posted on YouTube from a family's visit to Samburu National
Reserve shows a lioness tentatively squaring up to a large croc in
shallow water. The
lioness sticks out her paw but as the croc begins to stir and thrash
around, snapping its dangerous jaw, two more lionesses arrive on the
scene to help out their friend.
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Jaw to claw: A Nile crocodile and a lioness square up in a Kenyan wildlife reserve over a nearby elephant carcass
The huge reptile and the lionesses are fighting for a nearby elephant carcass. At one point there is a brief lull in the fight, as they crocodile remains still, but then the second round begins with the lionesses eventually triumphing and tucking in to their prize win. 'My family and I managed to catch an extremely rare event on camera during our recent trip to the Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. 'We knew it was something special when our guide's mouth dropped open as soon as the lions jumped onto the crocodile. Take a look!,' Kai Banks wrote on YouTube when he published the video on Monday.
Paw attack: The lioness appears to try and touch the crocodile's head but it quickly opens its jaw
Back up: Two more lionesses run on the scene to help out their pal
The crocodile survived the August 6 ambush and swam away afterwards. Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya, about 350 kilometers from Nairobi.
The
Samburu National Reserve was one of the places where conservationists
George Adamson and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness made famous in
the best selling book and award winning movie Born Free.
The
Ewaso Ng'iro river in the heart of the reserve also contains large
numbers of African Nile crocodile, the second largest extant reptile in
the world after the saltwater crocodile
Tucking in: Four lionesses claimed their prize of an elephant carcass after the crocodile fight
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