Kruger National Park, Sabie River: MONSTER Nile CROCODILE Impala Kill, FULL Scene

Day 29: Kruger National Park, Self-Guided Safari The MONSTER crocodile SURFACES and check out the hippo licking the bloody sand near the end of the FULL episode! This corner of the Sabie River was shared by a pod of hippo, one MONSTER NILE CROCODILE, and a second crocodile that almost looks small at only 10 ft or so. It was 38 degrees by 1030 and the herbivores were making their way down to the water. The monster crocodile was positioned at the edge of the water, just inches below the surface, barely visible to my eye from above. The crocs meant business that morning. They were actively positioning themselves for an attack and this was shot at the end of the first year of what has now become a three year drought. When the rain comes, the herbivores can drink from less precarious water sources like puddles so I imagine the crocs were bulking up for the late monsoon season. A scene that I shot a few days prior with a sable and one crocodile was not as quick due to shallow waters.