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Photographer Catches the Moment a Crocodile Grabs Baby Elephant's Trunk, Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Johan Opperman/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1244130g )
The reason for the herd's panic is seen...a huge crocodile has emerged suddenly from the water weed and managed to grab hold of the baby elephant 's trunk. The baby tries it's best to pull away, shrieking in fright., This is the shocking moment a crocodile grabbed the trunk of a baby elephant, hoping to get a hefty lunch.
The image was captured by amateur photographer Johan Opperman, who was photographing a herd of elephants crossing a swamp.
Amazing Moment a Crocodile Grabs Baby Elephant's Trunk, Kruger National Park, South Africa
This baby elephant was given a huge shock when a camouflaged crocodile gave a tug on its trunk while it went for a drink.
The extraordinary scene was captured by amateur photographer Johan Opperman while taking pictures of a family of African Bush elephants grazing by a water hole and cooling down.
Under the watchful eye of its family, the young elephant headed to the edge of the waterhole to grab itself a drink.
However, in what has been described by experts as very rare behaviour, a crocodile pounced on the youngster, hoping for a kill by locking its jaws around its trunk.
Hearing the baby's distress calls, the herd of elephants, which are known for being very protective of their young, immediately came to its rescue, scaring off the croc by trumpeting and stamping around.
After the attack the herd stayed with the youngster.
When the baby had been tended to and the herd decided all was well, they crossed the dam together, just metres from where the crocodile had been hiding.
The scene was reminiscent of the famous Rudyard Kipling tale, 'The Elephant's Child', which tells the story of how the elephant got a long trunk when it was pulled on by a crocodile.
Johan, from Pretoria, in South Africa, captured the incredible moment while on a day trip i...
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Photographer Catches the Moment a Crocodile Grabs Baby Elephant's Trunk, Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Johan Opperman/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1244130a )
The reason for the herd's panic is seen...a huge crocodile has emerged suddenly from the water weed and managed to grab hold of the baby elephant 's trunk. The baby tries it's best to pull away, shrieking in fright., This is the shocking moment a crocodile grabbed the trunk of a baby elephant, hoping to get a hefty lunch.
The image was captured by amateur photographer Johan Opperman, who was photographing a herd of elephants crossing a swamp.
Amazing Moment a Crocodile Grabs Baby Elephant's Trunk, Kruger National Park, South Africa
This baby elephant was given a huge shock when a camouflaged crocodile gave a tug on its trunk while it went for a drink.
The extraordinary scene was captured by amateur photographer Johan Opperman while taking pictures of a family of African Bush elephants grazing by a water hole and cooling down.
Under the watchful eye of its family, the young elephant headed to the edge of the waterhole to grab itself a drink.
However, in what has been described by experts as very rare behaviour, a crocodile pounced on the youngster, hoping for a kill by locking its jaws around its trunk.
Hearing the baby's distress calls, the herd of elephants, which are known for being very protective of their young, immediately came to its rescue, scaring off the croc by trumpeting and stamping around.
After the attack the herd stayed with the youngster.
When the baby had been tended to and the herd decided all was well, they crossed the dam together, just metres from where the crocodile had been hiding.
The scene was reminiscent of the famous Rudyard Kipling tale, 'The Elephant's Child', which tells the story of how the elephant got a long trunk when it was pulled on by a crocodile.
Johan, from Pretoria, in South Africa, captured the incredible moment while on a day trip i...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QEAXQTEOQ
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