The baboon’s spectacular escape from the barbaric attack of the giant Nile crocodile
Crocodiles are large reptiles that appeared on earth at the same time as dinosaurs about 240 million years ago.
Despite their slow, sluggish appearance, crocodiles are fearsome predators in the wild, whether in the water or on land.
To do that, crocodiles are favored by nature to bestow many advantages, suitable for hunting such as short, big, strong feet; powerful, flattened, paddle-shaped tail on the back. Crocodile ears and nose are very sensitive to help communicate as well as detect prey from afar. Its eyes are able to see clearly both during the day and at night making it an all-around hunter.
In particular, the characteristic weapon of crocodiles lies in their extremely strong jaws along with 24 sharp and pointed teeth that help them easily cut meat of any animal, no matter how big or big they are. whatever.
Crocodiles are known to be superior predators in their habitat. Some crocodile species dare to attack and kill lions, large ungulates and even sharks.
Recently, a visitor at Tsavo West National Park, Kenya had a great experience when he witnessed the crocodile’s heart-pounding hunting.
That day, his group chose a destination on the banks of the Tsavo River. Because of the harsh climate, when they arrived, there was only a dry river in front of the guests, scattered with only small swamps with little water. But in bad luck, there was luck, instead of not having a fresh riverside scene, Mother Nature compensated the guests for a more vibrant and exciting image. It was a group of baboons gathered.
Usually these monkeys live on the ground, but some sleep in trees at night. They are commonly found in open savannas, and forests throughout Africa.
Baboons are highly social, living in groups and clearly hierarchical, with members and rulers defined by how they communicate.
The baboons’ enemies are Nile crocodiles, big cats like lions, cheetahs and hyenas.
While filming, the monkeys suddenly made strange moves that made the cameramen extremely curious. They appeared tense, panicked and then screamed like crazy when another baboon was trying to get its head out of the water.
The truth was later revealed. The baboon was not swimming, but struggling to get away from a crocodile in the water. It was really lucky for the monkey because the shallow water level prevented the crocodile from making full use of its strength and that was enough for the monkey to escape an accident.
