Elephant Kills Crocodile In Zambian Safari Sighting

A crocodile dared venture too close to a baby elephant for the mother elephant’s liking, and what ensued was a display of motherly devotion and power which left the crocodile lifeless. This miraculous sighting was witnessed by Hans Henrik Haahr while on safari in Zambia.

While elephants tend to be docile, peaceful animals, they do have triggers – and one of these is when a threat comes near to their offspring. This mother eyed an approaching crocodile and there was no way she was going to let the sneaky predator come near to her little one. She might have had no tusks, but she had the bravado of a mother and of course, the weight of an elephant, in her favour. Crocodiles are opportunistic hunters and have been known to prey on baby elephants. It’s for this reason, the elephant mother was on high alert when she saw the predatory beast approaching the herd.