Be a Buffalo!
In this week's assembly, we looked at a fascinating video taken in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
The video showed a typical scene of a pride of lions hunting prey. We saw how a baby buffalo was separated from the herd and pounced upon by the lions at the edge of the river. In an amazing twist, a crocodile also attempted to snatch the baby buffalo for itself!
And then an amazing thing happens. The buffaloes find the courage to turn around and confront the lions. Weighing in at up to a ton a piece, the buffaloes begin to advance on the lions.
There was an audible gasp from the Year 7 audience as the momma buffalo used her giant horns to toss one of the lions into the air. After a brief struggle the buffaloes chase off the lions and the baby buffalo clambers to his feet, a little dazed (and a little sore you'd imagine) to return to its herd.
The message of today's assembly: Strength in numbers. The power of standing up for yourself, your friends, your beliefs and your family - no matter what your position is in the 'food chain'.
Here is the video, I highly recommend a viewing. It is an incredible piece of footage and shows that we have lots to learn from the animal kingdom.
Kind regards
Mr O'Dowd
In this week's assembly, we looked at a fascinating video taken in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
The video showed a typical scene of a pride of lions hunting prey. We saw how a baby buffalo was separated from the herd and pounced upon by the lions at the edge of the river. In an amazing twist, a crocodile also attempted to snatch the baby buffalo for itself!
And then an amazing thing happens. The buffaloes find the courage to turn around and confront the lions. Weighing in at up to a ton a piece, the buffaloes begin to advance on the lions.
There was an audible gasp from the Year 7 audience as the momma buffalo used her giant horns to toss one of the lions into the air. After a brief struggle the buffaloes chase off the lions and the baby buffalo clambers to his feet, a little dazed (and a little sore you'd imagine) to return to its herd.
The message of today's assembly: Strength in numbers. The power of standing up for yourself, your friends, your beliefs and your family - no matter what your position is in the 'food chain'.
Here is the video, I highly recommend a viewing. It is an incredible piece of footage and shows that we have lots to learn from the animal kingdom.
Kind regards
Mr O'Dowd
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