Angry buffalo sends lion skywards

And THIS is why you don't mess with a water buffalo. Even if you're a lion.

A young lion bit off more than he could chew in this incredible footage, as he found himself on the pointy end of about three-quarters of a ton of angry water buffalo.

The footage was shot in South Africa by Ian Matheson, 52, during an early morning safair with his son Oliver, 16, and two of Oliver's friends in the Mjejane Reserve on the border of the Kruger National Park.