Archive 2014 · Zebra/Crocodile River Encounter (WARNING: Graphic!)

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One of the things you get an appreciation of when you go on safari is the incredible struggle all the animals have on a day-to-day basis just to survive. These zebras needed to cross a river to get to better grazing grounds. They know what's in the river, but it's either cross or starve. I'm not so sure I could cross the river if I were in the same circumstances.

Photo conditions for this weren't ideal unfortunately. The following is a combination of my shots and my wife's.

1. For some reason, just two went first
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-jsk42zb/0/L/01_AF1T9589-L.jpg

2. It didn't take long before they got some unwanted attention
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-V6BwSs8/0/L/02_AF1T9594-L.jpg

3. They saw it in time and were able to put some good distance between themselves and the croc
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-j4FQgTM/0/L/03_AF1T9603-L.jpg

4. The rest of the zebras, seeing the first two cross successfully, didn't realised the danger
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-vXfNdDG/0/L/04_IMG_6985-L.jpg

5. They finally see the croc and panic, but they're in deeper water already
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-zWg78cc/0/L/05_IMG_6997-L.jpg

6. This time the croc is successful
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-PvgZPdK/0/L/06_IMG_7020-L.jpg

7. The zebra is a powerful animal though, and puts up an incredible fight
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-kXRj7h6/0/L/07_IMG_7031-L.jpg

8. ...and escaped!
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-qXTfRJr/0/L/08_IMG_7038-L.jpg

9. Unfortunately, there is probably not a happy ending for this zebra.
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Kenya/Zebra-River-Crossing/i-RsxVCjb/0/L/09_IMG_7042-L.jpg

Thanks for looking.

Regards,
Harry C

Sep 04, 2014 at 09:51 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Zebra/Crocodile River Encounter (WARNING: Graphic!)

Wow. Amazing series and well documented. Can't help pity the zebra but Crocs have to survive too....

Sep 04, 2014 at 10:01 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Zebra/Crocodile River Encounter (WARNING: Graphic!)

The Wild Kingdom at its essence, well captured Harry. Very interesting to see, thanks for sharing.

Jim

Sep 04, 2014 at 10:06 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Zebra/Crocodile River Encounter (WARNING: Graphic!)

Thanks to you and your wife for sharing this informative and interesting set Harry. Well documented and photographed.

Sep 04, 2014 at 10:44 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Zebra/Crocodile River Encounter (WARNING: Graphic!)

Wow, this is amazing Harry, well documented, feel bad for that Zebra

Sep 04, 2014 at 10:50 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Zebra/Crocodile River Encounter (WARNING: Graphic!)

Excellent, informative series. Well done.

Brian M.

Sep 04, 2014 at 11:14 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Zebra/Crocodile River Encounter (WARNING: Graphic!)

Nicely documented Harry. Watching a crossing is both thrilling and nerve wracking as you hope to see a croc attack one of the crossing herbivores but at the same time knowing the outcome is usually death makes one root for the wildebeest/zebra/gazelle etc. I have seen my share of successful croc attacks and it is never pretty and never nice but it is what they must do to survive. And you are correct that the ones that escape often fall prey to lions or hyenas as they often have severe injuries that make them easy targets once they cross.
Eric

Sep 04, 2014 at 11:35 AM

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I prepared myself and it still wasn't very nice Harry. Super sequence, nature can be tough sometimes. Thanks for sharing.
David

Sep 04, 2014 at 01:17 PM

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nicely done Harry

Sep 04, 2014 at 06:59 PM

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Wonderful nature sequence.

Birdie

Sep 04, 2014 at 07:16 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Zebra/Crocodile River Encounter (WARNING: Graphic!)

Fascinating sequence of images Harry, very well done by you and your wife.

I'm so surprised the zebra escaped from the crocodile, I had no idea they were strong enough to withstand an attack in the water.
Thanks so much for sharing these, very interesting to see.

Kirk

Sep 04, 2014 at 07:18 PM