One of the most-watched videos on YouTube shows the struggle of a water buffalo family and herd to save a child. It’s called the Battle at Kruger Park.
It begins with a buffalo mother, father, and child meandering peacefully ahead of the herd, unaware that a pride of six lions are stealthily easing up to attack them. Sensing the danger too late, the water buffalo parents and calf immediately turn and run away. The child cannot keep up and a battle ensues.
Watch the video and then respond to the prompts in a blog comment. Construct your reponses in a Google Doc and then copy & paste over. It should be posted by 10 PM on Sunday.
1. If you could be one of these animals (or any animal), which one would you be? Why? Would you rather be an animal living in a National Park like Kruger or in a zoo?
2. How is this video a lesson in leadership? survival?
3. Using as much descriptive and sensory language as possible, how would you describe this scene/video to someone that had never seen it or couldn't see it? Your response must be no less than 3 paragraphs.
4. How could this video be viewed as a metaphor for the human race? Who would the water buffalo represent? the lions? the crocodile?
