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Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby marc on Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:09 pm

140+ Crocs feasting on a dead hippo.
Luangwa river fly over from a microlight out from Tafika camp.
Crocodiles appeared to be the only animals that were "concerned" with the micro light flying overhead.........perhaps a throwback to the days when Pterodactyls ruled the skies! :shock:

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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby chrisk on Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:48 pm

that is a beautiful image marc.
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby aim54x on Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:01 pm

Great image....what is the story behind the dead hippo?
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby marc on Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:46 pm

Thanks Chris & Cameron, appreciate the comments.

aim54x wrote:Great image....what is the story behind the dead hippo?


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I was there at the end of their long and very hot dry season, where any animal not in reasonable condition will perish, survival of the fittest and all that.
Another common cause of death at this time of year is anthrax, which lies dormant for many years can get stirred up when
the river levels are at their lowest. And at times can take quite a toll particularly on hippo. Crocs are immune to this deadly disease.
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby the foto fanatic on Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:29 am

Great image!

Isn't it weird to see the live hippos so close to the crocs! Perhaps a croc won't attack a full-grown hippo.
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby PiroStitch on Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:39 am

That's pretty intense!

I remember watching a doco once and they were saying crocs won't attack hippos due to their sheer size. The croc is likely to hurt itself more in the attempt of the kill, so they wait for either an unprotected calf or in this case, a dead hippo. Similar to lions not attacking wildebeest or wolves not attacking a herd of buffalo.
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby ozimax on Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:54 am

Awesome image of some amazing creatures.
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby norwest on Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:12 pm

A very dramatic shot.
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby Murray Foote on Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:16 pm

Not a good place for an emergency landing, I would think.
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby zafra52 on Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:55 pm

A very interesting image.

Not a good place for an emergency landing


I suspect the crocs would welcome the
additional dessert...
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby aim54x on Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:39 pm

Very interesting story...anthrax....intriguing how the crocs are immune as well!
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Re: Feast of the crocodiles.

Postby surenj on Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:39 pm

Nice compo Marc.

It would have been nice to have a frame of reference for the scale of the picture.
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