Buck Fighting Wild Dogs & Hippos Gets Caught by Crocodile
This poor nyala is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either it faces a pack of wild dogs on land or retreats to the water where hippos and crocodiles lurk beneath the surface! Which would you take your chances with? This unbelievable sighting played out at Royal Malewane in the Greater Kruger.
Field guide, Wayne Myburgh was lucky enough to witness this action-filled moment and shared the story with LatestSightings.com:
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"It was a usual morning drive and we heard the wild dogs had just chased a nyala bull into Quelea Dam. Knowing about the presence of a crocodile and about 12 hippos that live there we knew it could get interesting and made our way there."
"Obviously, on the way my adrenaline was pumping, because I knew the potential of all the outcomes this sighting could have."
The nyala bull got chased by the wild dogs and retreated to the water deciding that this was the safest spot to avoid becoming a meal. However, whilst trying to defend itself from the dogs, a hippo attacked it from behind to defend its territory. Luckily for the nyala, it managed to scare the huge hippo off with its pointy horns, but just as the battle with the hippo was won, this helpless nyala had a crocodile to contend with! What a difficult day to be this nyala!
"After guiding for 13 years it was so awesome to experience something you have never witnessed before. Definitely always try to get some footage - but don't forget to put the camera down and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience."
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My man never backed down, he went out like a warrior. It's not every day you see a non-elephant creature actually send a hippopotamus running. He will be missed.
Wtf? He'll be missed by who?!?
That was a young hippo. But yeah pretty much nothing (aside from🐘) scares away hippos usually
@@Me-yq1fl was about to say that
@@Lord_of_Proboscidea Why are you in every comment section trying to defend or talk about large, terrestrial pachyderms?
Big boy earned his ticket to Valhalla with this.
Respect to this buck who held his ground firmly to the very end. RIP.
its not rip. but itadakimasu
RIP
It's gator poop.
At least it got to drown 1st... before ☠️...( A Commendable Warriors Death)...Better than being eaten alive by wild dogs...😃👍
@@joejoemorechrist6886 Don't think drowning is any less painless dude...🙄
If there was ever a buck that should have survived to pass his genes on, it was this lad. Warrior spirit.
Maybe he did. Let's hope for the best. Badass warrior babies
Maybe he did. Lmao the comment above said the same thing. Oops.
Now the buck that's a faster runner will spread its genes.
You could also say hopefully he didn't pass them on before he was dumb enough to get cornered. Bravery didn't stop him getting eaten after all. 😂
@@jacquesjacobs6871 How empty is your life that you're acting superior over an animal getting eaten? You wouldn't last 5 minutes in his shoes.
Held his ground like a warrior until the bitter end. Not a lot of animals can say they made a HIPPOPOTAMUS back down. RIP king
Aww R.i.p. King! 👑 that was sweet!
Do you feel the same compassion for all animals or just the wild ones and if so, why?
@@MichelleVisageOnlyFans What's the point if this question?
If i was there i would have helped it i am a product of nature therefore anything i do is natural and nature's will i dont understand how these people can see this buck get ganged up on by 3 predators and still do absolutely nothing
@@MichelleVisageOnlyFans wtf kind of question is this? And it is completely unwarranted...this makes no sense, why are you asking that?
Imagine having to fight a pack of hungry wild dogs and a hippo, whilst you're standing in crocodile infested water. Humans don't realise how easy they have it lol
Naw thats like living in a liberal city
@@jsmiller0605 “laughs in chicago”
@@jsmiller0605 it's like living with trump as president. Trump loss🤣🤣🤣
@@jsmiller0605 "Naw thats like living in a liberal city" says the dude who has never even visited one.
The water isn't croc infested. The crocs live there.
Croc said, "Y'all are taking too long " 😂
Damn. How he handled that hippo was epic. He went out like a G
That’s what I’m saying He went out a strong G
The buck fought bravely. It was remarkable that it managed to get the hippos to back off as well, but there's only so much you can do against overwhelming odds. At least death in the jaws of the crocodile will be less painful than wild dogs.
the hippo didn’t look like it had interest in doing the killing but enjoyed watching 💀
Amen to that, I agree!!!
Million percent I would rather drown then get eaten alive by fucking dogs
Exactly, I hope he had time to pass his genes
@@sveoo6448 nah the hippo would've attacked but the horns made it rethink and back off. Even though the hippo could kill it, a stab from those horns isn't something it would want to receive.
If you're having a bad day......just remember you're not this poor buck 🥺
U can’t really compare 2 different creatures situations….
@@goatstatusj5112 well I just did my son
Somalia basically. The US one side, the UK funding '3errorists' and the French coming from the north.
@@goatstatusj5112 why not? Both living being…
Or your day can get a whole lot worse
It was a much quicker death with the croc than it would have been with the wild dogs.
Yup,I was thinking the exact same thing.. Those wild dog kills are brutal
Yeah, wild dogs and hyeanas are eating their prey alive, cant watch that shit...
Yep, the Croc will at least drown it first....the dogs would have eaten it Alive.
@@pietropes1322 there's one more animal that eats is prey alive and my goodness i loathe the look of it. And sadly it has no predators too. It's the Komodo dragon
Agreed wild dogs will start eating their prey alive. I saw a video once where one held the tail the other the nose while the rest of the pack just mauled it. Nature be scary Sometimes
Honestly, drowning by croc is probably the better way to go than being torn apart by the wild dogs
They are both so horrific that it's difficult to choose.
After fighting off the dogs and a particularly ornery hippo, crocodile be like, "allow me to introduce myself..."
😂
An Absolute Bloody Legend. Completely noping the hippo was one of the best things I've ever seen.
I'm convinced the buck had broken a mirror at some point in its life.
Why do you say that?
@@mulwelimushiana8388 Because he is so unlucky
Breaking a mirror makes you unlucky?
Lol 😂
@@mulwelimushiana8388 Idk if you live in the United States but it's a very common superstition that if you break a mirror, you will be cursed with bad luck for like 7 years, I think. There's also splitting poles and walking under ladders all curse you with bad luck.
Talk about getting dealt a shitty hand. Also another excellent illustration of why most African wildlife is morbidly fearful of the water.
That's life as prey for you.
They're bad but hyena are worse man.
@@pikapi7429 Hyenas you can *see* before it's too late. Between them the crocs and hippos make African inland waters a deathtrap the majority of other animals avoid in all but extreme circumstances. To put it in perspective AFAIK gorillas raised in captivity who have never seen a live crocodile still react with instinctive alarm to small toy ones.
@@broadbandislife I just meant hyena are worse than wild dogs lol
@@pikapi7429 One rips you to bits and eats you. Another rips you to bits and eats you. "Corporate wants you to find the differences..." That also, uh, has nothing whatsoever to do with the topic of this comment chain?
The crocodile is Life Just when you think you have things under control, things turn for the worse like a crocodile dragging you to the depths of death
Triste né!
Triste né!
@@melhordoquebom counter?
The crocodile is like thanks guys for tiring him out, but I'll take it from here.
Damn I’m actually upset that buck went. He was extremely brave and would have been ample to spread his genes, super sad he had to go for what feel like an unfair coincidence and circumstance
He wouldn't have survived even if he had escaped. His leg was ripped open inside.
@@DinnerForkTongue not just one. No skin left. Awful.
Cagada con estos gringos viendo y pagando como se mata un ciervo q bonito.
@@DinnerForkTongue Wild animals survive wounds worse than that every single day.
@@Matt_Alaric Ever heard of infection? Botflies? Things like that?
The croc will have more mercy than the wild dogs.
Mercy has no meaning in nature .just random chaos.
Mercy has nothing to do with it at all. The wild dogs are as "merciless" to their food as a gazelle is to its food.
Lol no such mercy
@@fillfinish7302 no
What the f has mercy got to do with it
"OH GOD DAMN IT!" Can't help but feel sorry for the poor guy. Absolutely nowhere to go and no chance of winning despite how bravely he was fighting. But that's life, sometimes there's just nothing you can do. Ultimate REALLY wrong place, REALLY wrong time moment.
What courage the buck he needed some help hippos!!!!!
Some friends u are not!!!!
@@dominickcestrone462 and u have people sitting there enjoying the death of the buck.
"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose, that is not weakness, it is life."
Talk about a bad deal...
Bro died a warrior
Yes I agree. Well said.
A strong buck. He deserves respect.
Croc: N O M Dogs: DUDE THAT WAS OURS Hippo: *watches because it wants to see the world burn*
😂
Why are hippos so noisey lol
Poor guy he fought like a lion and almost won🙁
Didn’t almost win, dogs saw the croc coming and move out of the way.
that warrior wasnt even close to winning, wild dogs are stubborn af so the chances of that bucks getting out alive were slim from the start, they backed out cuz croc came otherwise they would’ve stayed there for long time
Even if he had fended EVERYTHING off and escaped, the dogs had already torn off the skin on his thigh. He'd have died to infection in less than 3 days.
I hate to see that happened to the poor Buck but I would love to see that happened to that animal PUTIN.
No, the guy lost 99% from the beginning.
The toughest Buck you’ll ever see! What a warrior he was.
Fought harder than any man would! RIP
clearly you dont know many men...or history...
Just when you think getting stuck between a rock and a hard place can’t get any worse, a crocodile comes out of nowhere to end the dispute among the three animals.
0:13 The most unexpected part, he knocked something that is around four times bigger than him away and made it retreat.
That was probably the first time in that hippo’s life that something besides another hippo made it feel pain.
The buck jabbed it well with the apex of its horn.
This channel never disappoints. Just a suggestion. The titles should evoke suspense, rather than giving away all the juicy details. And we all know you guys will never give us clickbait!
Not sure. Its true the title seems to gives it all away. But then you watch and holy fck its more true than you thought. I like the titles.
Really it never disappoints? So you enjoyed an incomplete video which missed the most exciting moment of ripping the meat off.
@@kobeleonard148 This isn't a gore site, I know some channels get away with it but that content can be demonitised, reported by sensitive people and taken down. I'm just guessing but I think that's why they don't show full clips of hunts.
@@unghuugh916 yeah, and that’s disgusting. Need a new KZhead
@@unghuugh916 What do "sensitive" viewers expect from a natural animal channel to watch? Like crocodiles give advice to preys how to get away from predators? It's either we watch what it's happening out there or let's take down all these channels and watch the stupid bloggers what they do daily.
Damn, he fended off alone a pack of wild dogs, an adult hippo and it took a crocodile too to get him down. He had some balls!
Strong buck, but the odds against him were just too great. Fought off Wild Dogs and made that aggressive hippo back off after giving it a taste of his horns. Yet after all that fighting it was caught by a stealthy crocodile. Seems like he was doomed, and as if he was fighting against fate.
At least he went with a fight.
Hippo dont even eat meat, what a jerk
@@ScotteM yes, they do.
@@bigplanner Hippos have a healthy and mostly herbivorous appetite. Adults eat about 80 lbs. (35 kg) of grass each night, traveling up to 6 miles (10 km) in a night to get their fill. They also eat fruit that they find during their nightly scavenging, according to National Geographic. When vegetation is present...No, they don't
@@bigplanner No, they don’t.
That was one tough buck. RIP!
The buck : i will be safe in this water The crocodile : MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
Laughter at inappropriate times. We have all been guilty, but being caught while recording ... priceless.
Should have kept recording
It probably disappeared under water, nothing much to see...
@@earthur715 For a fee he will get the rest of the footage.
I feel for the buck, like how many predators can you fight off in 2 minutes?? Even the vegetarian hippo wanted some of that. And then they send in the croc with a sneak attack. So unfair 😒
When no matter what you do, or how hard you try, you realize that while failure isn't an option, it is still an inevitability.
This is the tale of the Bad Luck Buck. He'll always be remembered. Fight to the end!
Actually glad the croc got him rather than the wild dogs because it would have been very violent.
Why are those watching laughing? Sick sense of humor there! Let’s see how they’d do in that situation!
Rather be eaten by that crocodile then get torn apart by the wild dogs lol 🫠
Or get bullied by a 4,000 pound herbivore for no reason
Yeah, croc kills you instantly. Wild dogs eat you alive.
Please please please make a second channel where you post the full clips??? I know that your focus is short videos with lots of action to attract lots of clicks. But those who love nature want to see it all!
So much action in this one minute with no thumbnail bait 👍🏾
Bro got jumped by the entire animal kingdom. 💀
Brilliant video. Would have liked to see a bit more though!👍
This is the first time i am glad a crock got its prey, the buck is very lucky
that's a good way to look at it, really.
This is a visual explanatiom of the expression, "between Scylla and Charybdis." I feel very sorry for the poor buck. It's a brave, tough buck with an impressive fighting spirit. Nature has no mercy and it's just depressing to see such a hero get devoured by an opportunistic monster.
It’s not an opportunistic monster. It’s an opportunistic animal. These stealthy crocs have the same goal as all other wild animals, survival.
@@Mr.N0Name In an ideal world, there would be no crocs!
@@Kenan-Z they have lived on this earth far longer than all current animals unless maybe sharks. Their survival strategy has paid off, they to exist than most animals. To me they are an evolutionary icon, a form first appearing prior to the dinosaurs still exists today, just smaller.
Sometimes guts and heart are just not enough. RIP warrior buck.
This is definitely being "caught between a rock and a hard place!"
The world lost a mighty buck. I am amazed by his/her bravery.
His. Bucks are always male. You're welcome. 👍
His/her? That is a clear his!
@@monsoon_magic2874 I think Sanga assumed gender-politics have made their way to the animal kingdom too! 😉
That's clearly a male nyala cuz the females have no horns and their body type is more like an impala's, nyalas have very drastic gender dimorphism.
@@vedicwarriorOriginal nah, just you.
caught between hell and purgatory
No matter what happened I love the way antelope always looking arrogant and royal 😌 my favorite animal 🦌😍✨
The wild dogs know something.. see how they wouldn't go in the water.. killing him wasn't worth dieing for smh
It sucks to have every large predator in the savannah hunting you for food all the time.
He was really willing to fight all of Africa, respect
Puts in perspective the whole, " well how did your day go" conversation
what a fighter. Rest in peace king
this buck is really unlucky. it has to defend itself from all directions. that being said, how did it get itself in such a situation in the first place.
Wild dogs are deadly with a success rate of over 90% once they start a chase. That antelope was doomed the moment it was set upon by the dogs
Can we appreciate that my man was 10 seconds away from clutching 6V1
ചെകുത്താന്റെയും കടലിന്റെയും നടുക്ക് എന്ന് പറയുന്നതിനേക്കാൾ ദയനീയമായ അവസ്ഥ 🥵😢 still the Buck literally took on the wild dog pack and the hippo like a chad warrior
He was gonna go regardless just came down to which species he wanted to support 😥
This is what happens when you really piss off hippos…They make a couple phone calls to guys who know how to fix the problem
Hippo: Do you want some help? Buck: Back off! Hippo: Wtf! I’m outa here!
very brave one , i wish i could give him an extra life
Well I was happier to see it go in mouth of that crock instead of being tortured and eaten alive by those nasty dogs! Poor boy! He fought like hell ❤
The worst thing that will ever happen to any creature is when u come face to face with either hyenas or wild dogs, these two dog breeds won’t stop teasing u until they make u gas out and then achieve their goal of eating you alive piece by piece, atleast the croc will finish the buck in no time and most likely kill it with its death roll
Bruh RIP buck, he stood his ground till the very end. Nature is gruesome.
To many predators at one time. Way to stand your ground.
Hippos aren't predators, but it did cause problems
Wow croc went for his finisher(death roll) almost immediately.
The last stand, some days you just wake up feeling like dinner.
I'm really glad the video was cut at the very moment the title was created for. Excellent editing!
Ive got more respect for that animal than the people who walk around with no job, nice clothes, nice car, fake nails/hair with government assistance. Far more.
Please elaborate more on "the people"🤔
@Gumshoe Beaumont do they get government assistance?
@@thisismyusername6717 he's just spewing what he heard on TV. He knows nothing.
I normally don't feel sorry in these situations because it's nature, that's life. But man this Buck caught the short end of the stick. He didn't deserve that, mind you I've seen cubs, mothers, entire nest, brothers, sisters, prides etc all see their end. But this one felt different, poor guy! Side note, those hippos are jerks 😁
Concordo com você!
Unfortunately from the amount of blood going down his leg, I doubt he would have survived even if he got away. He was very brave though.
Te voy a recordar amigo, fuiste un ejemplo de valentia. Muy emocionante.
Hippo was like- wth man I was coming to help you.
That part that has me surprised is how none of the animals saw the crocodile. Especially the hippos. Usually if they spot one, they’ll tear it apart. But in this clip, no one seemed to be bothered by his presence.
hippos dont like commotion, they were lettin it take care of the problem
hippos do kill crocs in some instances but generally they live side by side ignoring each other. there is nothing like if they spot a croc the immediately go and tear it apart. get your facts right
They don't do that They literally live with crocodiles they only attack them when they get near their offspring
Crocs and hippos are chill foe the most part, we only see blood if a hippo attacks a crocodile baby or vise versa
"Usually if they spot one, they’ll tear it apart." 🤓 Umm, no they wouldn't.
When the safest place from one predator is the hunting grounds of another…
Hippo was like "take this nonsense out of my backyard".
After a long fight Death took his joker. Amazing stuff.
I guess if given the choice being quickly drowned beats being eaten alive
This has got to be the most badass Buck. I actually wished he/she lived. For me animals with this strong of will to live deserve to make it out. Imagine fighting 3 fronts of different predators.
There's no such thing as "deserves" in nature. But if anything, this antelope didn't "deserve" to make it out alive since it got itself caught and then failed to escape/evade/defend.
Survival of the fittest
@@SaadKhan-xn1xv Exactly!
It was a male Nyala and yes three different forces to contend with, he definitely made a valiant effort. RIP Nyala.
Hippo isn’t a predator
Really thought that buck was the main character. Bro really held his ground to the end.
That hippo ain’t want NO SMOKE💪💪💪
One of the few antelope that actually fights back.
@@johnnysar8615 It's a nyala. Which is _literally_ a species of antelope. Closely related to the lesser kudu as a trivia detail.
@@johnnysar8615 You're not smart.
@@randomkinkajou5747 lmao he deleted it.
@@JFLTX If i remember correctly, the comment said: Not an antelope.
brave buck, rip !
Crocodile be like: amateurs
I hope he fathered many other deer. He was a tough one. RIP. He deserves it.
Amazing nature🦊🦌 Thank you for shared🐊
Bro said amazing nature
Wild dog and Hippo: *Fails* Crocodile: Seriously?... Fine, I will do it myself!
I hope the buck recovers and continues his awesome journey of eating grass
Dude I can relate. I got enemies on all sides backed up against the wall & even then people trying to flank me from behind to stab me in the back. Then just when I think I'm about to get somewhere with my life some kind of sabotage comes to pull me under. All we can do is keep fighting because men in this world are disposable.
Keep fighting, keep believing you're not gonna stay "under", think of whatever you should do in a different way for the better, the results will be better too! Seek God, He's there to show us the way!
Abrupt ending . Bet there is more to this drama
Not really other than the croc eating the late & lamented antelope and the hungry doges leaving empty-handed to search for other dinner candidates. When crocs catch something in the water it's basically curtains, exit stage left.
@@broadbandislife ok karen
@@fillfinish7302 what.
The hippo being around, didn't dare to charge again.😂😂😂
This is senior management, we’ll be taking over this call. -The crocodile, prolly
Can we take a moment to appreciate how much time and effort he puts in the videos for us😇.
Needed at least 20 seconds more of that video to see the buck fight against the croc. Given how tough the buck was fighting for life and since the widebeasts freeing themselves from a croc's grip is NOT impossible. Great sighting, great clean video, disappointing finish.
If there was more to show I'm sure they would have
Fighting against wild dogs, Hippo's, and Crocs. Not much of a chance of making it out of there alive. But the buck had a lot of heart.
Croc said "Thanks for the freebie."
Gotta respect that unlucky buck for defending himself against the hippo .
TBF that hippo is clearly a juvenile, given the small size, and more messing around than trying even remotely seriously. An adult that decided to take offence on the buck entering MY waters would just have unceremoniously murderized the unfortunate little ungulate and there's preciously little he could have done to stop such a fucking amphibious tank.
@@broadbandislife still u gotta bow in respect for the buck.
@@fillfinish7302 Not sure what else you expect _anything_ would do there but try to fend off the bitey gray thing and hope for the best. The normal first-choice prey animal solution of running the fuck away obviously isn't in the cards here.
@@broadbandislife just bow in respect bruh
@@fillfinish7302 No, I don't think I will. Surely you've heard the one about the cornered rat?
I wish that croc had of caught one of those wild dogs as well.
The wild dogs are not stupid enough to go that far into the water.