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Photo Gallery: Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
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Photo: Close-up of a lion's eyes
Photo: Close-up of a lion's eyesPhoto: Close-up of a buffaloPhoto: Herd of buffalo being chased by lionsPhoto: A female lion snarlingPhoto: Lions surround a buffaloPhoto: Dusk descends on a herd of buffalo
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Lions in Botswana's Duba Plains have a long, lethal relationship with the region's buffalo.

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Photograph by Beverly Joubert
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

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