Breathtaking moment beasts catch antelope

Briton Carolyn Dunford, 23, who is completing an internship at Kruger National Park, South Africa, captured the bloody drama early Friday morning along with wide-eyed nature-lovers - some watching the spectacle with their windows wide open.

It is only two months since american Katherine Chappell, 29, was dragged through the window of a car by a lion at The Lion Park near Johannesburg. 

'The kudu (a type of antelope) burst from the bushes and the lions chased it into the cars,' she said. 'The first lion grabbed onto its back and the second came in and grabbed its throat. They both tackled it.' 

Miss Dunford, a biology graduate from Romsey, Hampshire, was taking an early morning drive through the park - one of the largest game reserves in Africa - when she came across the rare scene and pulled out her camera.

The amateur photographer told MailOnline: 'I think I had been driving for about 45 minutes and at about 7.45am, I saw a group of cars crawling along.

'I pulled up with them and there were the two lions walking towards me.

'One of them saw the kudu in the bushes and I saw the lion crouch.'

She described seeing the terrified kudu bolt towards the cars, losing its balance in the panic and falling.

Her photographs also show the beasts tear apart their catch as tourists look on.

Miss Dunford, who has spent the last year working on big cat projects in South Africa, but is now an intern at a veterinary research centre at the park in the north-east of the country, added: 'As a biologist, I understand the circle of life.

'For me it was really fascinating to watch a lion hunt. It's a privilege to see it happen and the power of the lions. It was amazing.

'I love being right in the heart of the action.' 

She uploaded her incredible images onto social media and soon thousands of people had 'liked' and shared them.

(dailymail.co.uk)