In the wild, drinking water or hanging around a waterhole isn’t always the safest thing an animal can do. At times, it’s even quite risky. Have you ever seen what happens to certain animals that venture too close to waterholes to drink? Whether or not you have, you will want to see this, as we count down 15 moments when animals are hunted around water.
Crocodile Attack Wildebeest
These wildebeest are drinking water and appear utterly unaware of what lurks beneath the surface, but only for a short time, like this crocodile leaps out of the water to snare one. Wildebeest must continually be wary of the big crocodile when they go to waterholes to drink. These gigantic reptiles can emerge from the water at any time and attack, which is exactly what happens in this video. As the herd escapes, the wildebeest is dragged into the water. Because the wildebeest are confused and thirsty, they must choose between drinking and maybe dying or not drinking and possibly dying from dehydration.
They return to the waterhole despite the presence of an armada of crocodiles and the capture of a few more wildebeest occurs. The herd dashes away for good this time. Monkeys get their tickets to watch the show as the final wildebeest is devoured. All the crocodiles must do in this video is snag one of the wildebeests as they cross the river. In the end, it’s a numbers game, and if it’s not your turn, you’ll be lucky to live another day, but a crocodile tears this wildebeest away from the rest and begins the destruction process. These wildebeest are crossing a river, but the current is so strong that one of them is dragged away and ends up alongside a crocodile. The crocodile tries to attack it and even catches it for a brief while, but the current aids the wildebeest in escaping and running out of the water.
Others are not so fortunate and are attacked and sunk to be eaten by the reptiles. The crocodile is taking advantage of this wildebeest, which is caught in a precarious predicament. At first, the crocodile is unable to grab it but eventually succeeds in doing so and drags it closer so it can devour it. This crocodile has isolated this wildebeest, but the crocodile is having a difficult time getting a good bite in there. The crocodile can’t get a good grip on the wildebeest’s skin since it’s so slippery. The wildebeest remains still, presumably contemplating a way out of its dilemma. When it finally tries to walk out of the water, the crocodile manages to turn it over, causing it to collapse to the side, effectively sealing the reptile’s face.
Baboon Attack Flamingo
This baboon goes for the kill when it runs through the water to snatch a pink flamingo and just when you think it will come out empty-handed, it makes a kill. The flamingoes run for their lives when a baboon begins to chase them, and when the last flamingo begins to fly away, the baboon jumps into the air just like an outfielder trying to catch a ball about to go over the fence and makes an amazing grab. This baboon tries to prep this flamingo for lunch, but it looks like it’s the first time it does this. It grabs the bird by the neck and bites its head and chest and then jumps into the air with the bird still in its mouth and alive and feathers fly all over the place. I mean, this guy’s kitchen is a mess!
