Amazing: See photos of the battle between a hippo, a crocodile and a wildebeest

In a battle of ferocious animals, the result is not always predictable. Neil Goodes, a retired pharmacist from the Gold Coast city of Australia, recorded an incredible moment on Sabi Sands safari, located in South Africa.

In it, a crocodile, a wildebeest, and a hippo enter a fight of life and death. At the beginning of the record, the female guelengue was drinking water on the banks of a quiet river. When suddenly the reptile attacked her.

The animal tried desperately to escape the beast, but it was too late. Once the crocodile had nailed its prey, there was no escape. From the photographs, you can see that she struggled to stay on land, but was pulled fiercely into the water.

The fight of the century

In telling his story to the Dailymail site, Goodes said he thought the wildebeest would be able to escape when the hippo appeared. “It was disconcerting to follow this fight for almost an hour. Apart from the sounds of battle, everything was very quiet on safari, ”said the 60-year-old.

Neil also said that when riding the jeep through safari, it is easy to forget how fragile and precious life is. This event made him rethink how delicate the balance between life and death is. However, during the interview, he also joked that he tried to lighten the scene by wondering which politician would be a perfect replacement for the poor ox-horse.

At the end of the match, when the crocodile thought he had won, the hippo appears and grabs the back of its prey. Lost between the two predators, gnu suffers simultaneous attacks. To try to take the reptile's ghetto, the huge mammal dives under the animal and tries to lift it out of the water.

After a while, the crocodile gave up on its prey and fled in fright. Strangely enough, hippos are by nature herbivores.