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Photo Gallery: Relentless Enemies—Lions and Buffalo

Lion
Photograph by Beverly Joubert, from the book Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Lions in Botswana's Duba Plains have a long, lethal relationship with the region's buffalo.
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Buffalo
Photograph by Beverly Joubert, from the book Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Buffalo don't make easy prey. They use their large bosses and horns to fend off attacking lions.
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Herd of Buffalo Being Chased by Lions
Photograph by Beverly Joubert, from the book Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Lions force buffalo to move faster during water crossings, hoping to instill panic and chaos in the herd.
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Female Lion Snarling
Photograph by Beverly Joubert, from the book Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
A female lion dubbed Silver Eye snarls. The lions on Duba Plains are some of the largest in the world.
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Lions Surround a Buffalo
Photograph by Beverly Joubert, from the book Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Lions in Duba have adapted to water in order to keep up with the buffalo.
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Dusk Descends on a Herd of Buffalo
Photograph by Beverly Joubert, from the book Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Evening brings relief from the heat and from the relentless hunting for these Duba buffalo.
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