These are the amazing photographs of an unbelievable encounter in a South African safari park where a crocodile grabbed an unsuspecting wildebeest only for a hippopotamus to emerge from the river and attempt to steal its prize.
The female wildebeest was drinking at the edge of a river at Sabi Sands in South Africa. Retired pharmaceutical CEO Neil Goodes, 60, from the Australian Gold Coast said the entire encounter lasted almost an hour before the crocodile eventually succeeded in claiming its dinner.
Speaking about the unbelievable scenes, Goodes said: ‘You hoped the wildebeest would escape and when the hippo moved in you thought that might happen.
‘It was unsettling to watch this struggle unfold over the course of nearly an hour. Apart from the thrashing noise of the struggle it was very very quiet.
‘Sometimes on safari in the safety of your jeep you can forget how precarious life is in the bush; this was a reminder just how delicate is the balance between life and death.
‘On a lighter note at one stage during the struggle, I did try to lighten my thoughts by imagining which of my favourite politicians I would substitute for the poor wildebeest.’
Video: The moment wildebeest is attacked by a hungry crocodile (2015)
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