The wrath of an entire group of lions is unleashed on lone male who wanders too close to female's cubs

These protective lionesses lashed out without hesitation when a lone male approached their precious cubs - prompting all hell to break loose among the pride as they joined the attack.The lion was set upon by lionesses in Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve, where the unwanted stranger was soon forced to flee.Their rumble in the jungle took place within the Mara Triangle, which forms the western part of the reserve, bordering Tanzania.

The two leap at a lion who had approached their cubs in Kenya, Africa

Male cubs are ousted from the pride between two to three-years-old, but female cubs may stay indefinitely.The cubs are weaned between 7-8 months old.The reserve stretches for 580 square miles and the terrain is primarily grassland and forest with clumps of the distinctive acacia trees.

Two lions and two lionesses gang up on the lone lion. The lion on the right is the oldest of the group, as distinguished by its darker mane