Crocodile, the killler of water

[Tshokwane]

Credits to Don Getty.

This morning was our first morning in Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve. 

At the end of an otherwise great morning of photography we were about to head to the lodge for lunch when we were at the scene of a single lioness and a massive Nile crocodile in a battle to control the carcass of a zebra. The croc held firmly to a hind leg of the zebra as the lioness held the other end. We photographed from across the river for nearly an hour as the situation evolved. The lioness managed to feed on the zebra as the croc held its ground. 

Ultimately about a dozen other very large crocs approached from the river and the lioness gave up its battle for the zebra. This is something neither of our guides had even seen before. As a wildlife photographer it was awesome to be a witness to the event.

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