A Nile crocodile thought that a pride of lions waterbuck kill was an easy meal in the Sabi Sands area. That is until the lions cornered the croc.
‘We managed to track a pride of lions in that area, called the Talamati Pride. The pride had taken down a male waterbuck just a few hours before. All of them had fed on the buck and left the carcass about 100m from the dam,’ Vernon Cresswell, who was an eyewitness to this sighting, told Latest Sightings.
A crocodile obviously sensed that there was a carcass nearby. He left the safety of the water to investigate and maybe get an easy meal.
It didn’t take long until the curious lion cubs noticed the reptile, and decided to investigate. Pretty soon, the adults (5 females) also came to investigate the commotion.
‘At first, it seemed they toyed with the crocodile to test his reflex and speed. Soon after this toying, the crocodile let off a massive snap as it clenched its jaw. The croc snapped his jaws at the lions in an attempt to defend itself. This caused the lions to launch a full-on mob at the crocodile,’ Vernon said.
‘The lions were all taken by surprise, but their reflexes were faster than the speed of the crocodile, and they quickly got the upper hand. The crocodile sensed it has no chance and scurried back towards the water, finally disappearing into the dam.’
Watch this sighting below.
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