As the cape buffalo is one of the deadliest animals in South Africa, it takes an entire pride of lions to dare to attack it.
Quick escape: A young lion is forced to run for his life as the hunters become the hunted when a herd of buffalo turn on a lion pride
Dash for freedom: Although a pride of lions would single out the weakest buffalo and pounce on it en-masse, this time, the buffalo were too many for them, and attacked the predators
Nowhere to run: The buffalo notice the older male hiding between the two fallen logs, right, and abandon their pursuit of the young lion
But in this unique sequence of images, the buffalo far outnumber the lions, giving them the confidence to become the hunters as opposed to their usual role as the prey.
Tim said: ‘One evening while we sat at a water hole, we heard a dull thunder coming from the hill across the water and noticed a great billowing of dust caught above the tree-line.
Surrounded: Within seconds, the buffalo has rounded on the lion, biting and attacking it with their horns and hooves, the fear and fury clearly visible on the lion’s face
Run boy, run! The younger male members of the pride are sent packing by a very aggressive buffalo bull
Nature at work: The amazing scenes were captured in Kruger National Park, northeast South Africa
Satisfied with having chased the lions away, the herd of buffalo disappear into the bushes
‘While I levelled my big lens to capture what I hoped would be some dramatic shots of stampeding buffalo, I momentarily caught a glimpse of two lions amongst them.