![]() This was when I had my camera poised as I knew this time something was going to happen. At one stage there was only this big dust cloud and I could not see what was happening.” By this time, a male lion had woken up and was sat up straight trying to see what the commotion was. He saw the warthog coming and went straight into the attack position. I looked away and when I looked back I saw the warthog coming straight towards some resting lions. She said: “It was getting late and the gates were closing in an hour. But the warthog went back in a circle and went back on the same path as before, straight back into the lions.” The stunning images were caught on camera by photographer Dr Trix Jonker, at the Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.ĭr Jonker revealed she almost missed the moment as the warthog had a lucky escape first of all after it accidentally woke a sleeping lioness, but foolishly walked back in front of the lions and this time was not so lucky. But she managed to capture the action at the perfect minute. She added: “After the warthog escaped, I thought the action was over. The lion then goes on to devour the wild pig, proving his status as top of the animal food chain. This is the moment a warthog stepped into the path of a hungry lion and then became its prey. The incredible pictures show the warthog step into the lion’s den, but it was only ever going to end one way, as the predator then leaps out with brute force to capture the animal. The whole scene happened in the course of about 5 minutes. ![]() The meat you get out of a crocodile is just not worth the risk it takes a predator to acquire. Mr Brindley said: ‘I asked many rangers in South Africa if they had ever heard of anything like this and they all said NO. In the past, there have been reports of crocodiles killing leopards, but this is believed to the first time that the reverse scenario has been observed. Eventually the big cat was able to sit on top of the reptile and suffocate it. Despite the crocodile’s huge weight and strength, the leopard had the upper hand catching its prey by the throat. ![]() ![]() With the crocodile snapping its powerful jaws furiously, the two animals somersaulted and grappled. Eventually, onlookers were amazed to see the leopard drag the crocodile from the water as the reptile fought back. The giant cat raced out of cover provided by scrub and bushes to surprise the crocodile, which was swimming nearby. The photographs were taken by Hal Brindley, a wildlife photographer, who was supposed to be taking pictures of hippos from his car in the Kruger National Park. A series of incredible pictures taken at a South African game reserve document the first known time that a leopard has taken on and defeated one of the fearsome reptiles. The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera. ![]()
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