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Featured era: 2007
Battle at Kruger
“Lions, crocodiles, and a buffalo herd that came back.”
- Featured era
- 2007
- Peak era
- 2007-2008
- Company
- David Budzinski and Jason Schlosberg
- Category
- Viral Videos
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On Video
The "Battle at Kruger" safari video
Plays from YouTube when you press play. Views, length and date from YouTube, October 2026.
About This Video
- From:
- Jason Schlosberg
- Added:
- May 3, 2007
- Length:
- 8:24
What Was It?
Battle at Kruger is an eight-minute amateur wildlife video filmed in September 2004 at the Transport Dam watering hole in South Africa's Kruger National Park, on a safari guided by Frank Watts. Videographer David Budzinski and photographer Jason Schlosberg shot it from a small game-viewing vehicle across the water.
A herd of Cape buffalo approaches the water. Young lions charge, and one brings down a calf, which falls into the water. Two crocodiles try to take it before giving up. Then the herd regroups, tosses one lion into the air and drives the rest away, and the calf, still alive, escapes back into the herd.
Posted on YouTube on May 3, 2007, it became one of the site's most popular nature videos and won Best Eyewitness Video at the YouTube Video Awards.
Things You Probably Forgot
- The buffalo calf still alive at the end
- The tug of war with two crocodiles
- A lion tossed into the air by a buffalo
- Best Eyewitness Video at the YouTube Awards
The Story
- 2004 The encounter was filmed at Kruger National Park in September.
- 2007 The video was posted on YouTube on May 3.
- 2007 It was the subject of an article in the June 25 issue of Time.
- 2008 A National Geographic documentary about it debuted on May 11.
Its Legacy
Jason Schlosberg's upload is still on YouTube. Experts said buffalo defending a calf is not unusual, but a National Geographic photographer said the tourist who shot it was "unbelievably lucky".
Memories
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