After engaging in combat with an elephant, a crocodile comes to the conclusion that it may have overindulged. The elephant then swings it around until it releases.
Emmanuel Sauti, a 53-year-old safari guide, was able to photograph this amazing event. LatestSightings.com was informed of the sightings and the incident.
It was one of those days when, on our off days, we were returning to camp from home. Or so we thought. It was just another drive. We had no idea that we were going to see a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. We saw a disturbance in the water below the Luangwa River as we were passing it in our car.”We were able to pinpoint the culprits as the sighting progressed: an elephant and a crocodile! I couldn’t help but experience a range of feelings. I admit that I had some fear for the crocodile. Have you seen how large elephants may grow, after all?”
“I was absolutely thrilled to witness something so rare. And boy, was it a sight to see! The elephant was putting up a good fight, and the crocodile wasn’t backing down either.”
Crocodiles tend to target smaller antelope and fish as their sources of food. It’s almost unheard of that a crocodile will attempt to kill an elephant. It was either extreme hunger and desperation or overambition that drove this crocodile to attack an elephant.
“In the end, the elephant managed to shake off the crocodile and cross the river. Phew, what a relief. I must say, that was one of the most exhilarating moments of my career as a safari guide. And the fact that it was my first time seeing an elephant fight with a crocodile just made it all the more special.
