Rare Pictures: Crocodile Attacks Elephant .

.nationalgeographic ^

[JoeProBono]

Although elephants are very unusual prey for Nile crocodiles, the 20-foot-long (6-meter-long) reptiles will occasionally ambush and take down large animals—including dozens of people annually, experts say.

[JoeProBono]

[hflynn]

I thought I was going to see pictures of Obama biting Hillary’s arse.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Ouch

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“I hate it when that happens.”

[Chickensoup]

Who won?

[November 2010]

Heh. Wonder if crocodiles are smart enough to think the equivalent of “Oh, crap, I didn’t expect this.”

[The KG9 Kid]

Don’t mess with elephants. That crocodile is lucky it didn’t get stomped flat.

[HokieMom]

A similar situation must have been the inspiration of Kipling’s “Elephant’s Child” in his “Just So Stories.”

[JoeProBono]

[Moltke]

take down large animals—including dozens of people annually

So National Geographic considers people to be animals these days? Idiots.

[JoeProBono]

[Baynative]

Shame on Nat Geo - their caption says; "See which animal comes out alive" and then has no follow up and doesn't complete the story.

There is a baby in one of the pictures that ends up on the ground with the croc. I hope that didn't turn out bad for the calf.

[The KG9 Kid]

See the full video here.

[HokieMom]

The Elephant’s Child—who was full of insatiable curiosity...

[Chickensoup]

OK, very funny!

It was...

[JoeProBono]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQhYPAeXauQ

[ColdOne]

Oh the humanity ping! Or not.

[JRandomFreeper]

Oh, it's pretty much a foregone conclusion which died immediately. Simple physics and an appreciation of large beasts will tell you that elephants know f=m*v. As do longhorn and angus bulls. Down in their bones.

I hope the elephant survived the infection from the bite.

/johnny

[eyedigress]

The salted peanuts will sting for a few months. Yeesh!

[JoeProBono]