Suzi Eszterhas / African Lion (Panthera leo) young male feeding on Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) prey, Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking at waterhole at night, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Jaymi Heimbuch / Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) picking parasites off of Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Masai Mara, Kenya

Bence Mate / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.

Bence Mate / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) at night with full moon, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.

Bence Mate / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at waterhole at night with plains zebra (Equus quagga), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking at waterhole at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking at waterhole at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Sergey Gorshkov / Lionesses (Panthera leo) trying to bring down African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa. Sequence 1 of 5

Sergey Gorshkov / Lionesses (Panthera leo) trying to bring down African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa. Sequence 2 of 5

Sergey Gorshkov / Lionesses (Panthera leo) trying to bring down African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa. Sequence 3 of 5