To protect her cubs, the mother elephant chased her, causing the lions to panic and run up trees to avoid danger.
Indian wildlife photographer Zhayynn James recently captured this dramatic moment at Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. The huge herd of African elephants has smelled the scent of a lion predator.
To protect her cubs, the mother elephant decided to track down the lion’s tracks. When it saw the lions, the elephant roared fiercely and rushed to chase the lions.
The lions were scared and ran away in panic. The female lions quickly climbed the tree, while the younger lions fearfully hid in the bushes so that the mother elephant could not see them.
“The lions climbed the tree gingerly, moving up to different branches. They were almost stacked on top of each other and looked cautiously towards the ferocious elephants that had just chased them,” James described.
In the wild, female lions are considered the ultimate predator, appearing to be more agile and flexible than male lions. But in reality, the strength of female lions cannot be compared to that of males, especially when facing large animals such as elephants and wild buffaloes.
A study on Disovermagazine said that it takes 7 female lions to kill an elephant, while male lions only need two. Perhaps it is not difficult to understand when the whole group of female lions ran away in panic in the situation of being herded
