A Lioness's Lunch Fights Back

A Lioness's Lunch Fights Back
by acclaimed wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein

Paul says: "Often it is the minnows, the underdogs, that deserve our praise more than the A-list. Injured and abandoned, a lone wildebeest fawn tottered up and down a stinking pool. This foot of water was the only respite from the attentions of three young lions...

"Finally with hunger overcoming feline fear of water, a medium-sized female closed in...

"The inevitable coup de grace surely lay ahead...

"Moments later, the lioness was fleeing, pursued by a furious wildebeest one-third of its size. Dripping blood from previous injuries, this callow calf showed the now disgraced lion a clean set of cloven heels...

The calf succeeded in driving away the lioness.

Some zebras might have been watching the show. "It is a delight to see a little cow destroy a big star's reputation".