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Battle of Kruger
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08-22-2007, 03:57 PM
Water buffalo rock!!! Confusedhock:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM

Be sure to go past 5 minutes.

Warning - scene of young animal being attacked by lions.
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08-22-2007, 04:26 PM
Wow, impressive! Confusedhock:

You see how the buffaloes close ranks and stand shoulder to shoulder, presenting only their horned heads to the lions.
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08-22-2007, 04:27 PM
Yep, seen it before, but it's still great, quite a holiday film!
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08-22-2007, 04:29 PM
Did you notice the two lions huddled close to present a non-lion shape.
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08-23-2007, 07:04 AM
The moral of the story is:

A) Its good to have friends bigger than you.
B) Its useful to have "ekdromoi" in the phallanx

and most important:

C) PHALANX RULES :!: :!: :!: :!:

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