<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Blog Around The Clock]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://blog.coturnix.org]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Bora Zivkovic]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://blog.coturnix.org/author/coturnix/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Who says herbivores are timid and&nbsp;helpless?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Two recent examples of successful and aggressive defense against carnivores &#8211; the first one was everywhere, but I watched it first on <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/strangerfruit/2007/08/lions_lose_to_buffaloes.php" target="_blank" title="">Stranger Fruit</a> (African buffaloes chasing away the lions &#8211; with a crocodile playing a supporting role) and the second one just got posted on <a href="http://anteriorcommissure.blogspot.com/2007/09/don-mess-with-baby-maternal-defense-in.html" target="_blank" title="">Anterior Commissure</a> (wildebeest mother chasing away African wild dogs).  What great examples of strong parental behaviors &#8211; worth your time watching both videos in their entirety:<br />
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