Hippo to help: Amazing moment hippopotamus tries to rescue drowning wildebeest

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Stuck: The stranded wildebeest looks like it could be the giant hippo's next meal as the creature moves in


Stuck on a rock in a crocodile infested river, this Wildebeest must have feared for its life.

And, separated from the rest of the herd with a group of hippos closing in, the prospects for the animal did not seem appealing.

But in an amazing act of animal compassion one of the passing hippos paddles over and gives the wildebeest a quick leg-up to set it on its way.


Free: Incredibly, the hippo lifts the drowning wildebeest free from the rock which it had been stuck on


The bull hippo takes pity on the struggling creature and fixes it enormous jaws around it and lifts it away from the rock.

The wildebeest was then released from the rock and tried to join the rest of its herd which had been crossing the Masai River during an annual crossing in Masai Mara, Kenya.

Unfortunately despite the hippo's best attempts the wildebeest struggled to make it across the river and drowned with a broken back.


Swim: wildebeest make their spectacular annual crossing of the Masai River where one of their herd was helped by a hippo after getting stuck


Photographer Mitchell Krog, 39, said: 'One of the more mature hippo bulls eventually came very close to the wildebeest and tried nudging him a few times to see if he could free the animal from the rocks.

'The hippo sensed the wildebeest was injured and had no chance of survival. It's not often an animal like a hippo shows a softer side.

'This proved useless and eventually this same hippo grabbed the wildebeest on his back using his mouth and dragged it clear of the rocks and into a deeper section of river where he then released it into the river flow. '


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You don't scare me: Moment brave young wildebeest stood up to a lioness who wanted him for dinner

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Watch out: The lioness waits patiently as the young wildebeest struggles through the mud


A series of amazing pictures shows how a young wildebeest overcomes the odds to successfully beat off a hungry lioness before submitting to the king of the jungle.

The migration of wildebeest through swirling Kenyan rivers always loses many victims to drowning, but this fawn manages to battle its way across and haul itself through the mud towards safety.


Face off: The wildebeest startles the lioness with an aggressive head-butt


Unfortunately, the youngster's brave bid for survival has attracted the attention of the lioness who waits patiently on the riverbank for the exhausted fawn to emerge.

But even though the poor wildebeest is on its last legs, he somehow manages to fend off his aggressor with a series of head butts that startle the attacker into retreat.
But his success is short lived. A huge male lion at least five times the

wildebeest's weight has been waiting in the wings and decides to show the shame-faced female how it should be done... with the inevitable outcome.


Backward step: The lioness has second thoughts as the wildebeest prepares to attack again


End game: Despite the wildebeest's brave efforts, he is no match for the lion



All over: The king of the jungle sinks his teeth into his prey


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