A Lioness’s attack looks to be a roaring success as she leaps on a fleeing buffalo.
But despite sinking her claws in while her pals followed at Ngorongoro Crater, in Tanzania, she could not hold on and their meal managed to escape.
Photographer Michael Mansell, from Tucson, Arizona, said:"This was a massive Cape buffalo and the mother lionesses were training their cubs showing them how to take down a buffalo.
"If they can successfully roll the buffalo then the rest of the lions can jump on it for a successful kill.
"They didn’t manage to do this and it actually ended with the hyenas chasing it across the river.
"It was a tense moment lasting about five to 10 minutes and involving around 16 lions.
"It felt amazing to witness, It all happened really fast.
"I didn’t really comprehend what had happened until it was all over."
The lionesses were trying to teach their cubs how to catch prey – so the only thing hurt was their pride.
The 40-year-old said the images were taken from a safari vehicle during the his first wildlife photography trip.
Online marketer Michael said: "When I saw the images I relived the whole moment and was giddy with excitement seeing how the images had captured it all."
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