Crocodiles Catch Cow Then Hippos Steal It!
At the famous Crook’s Corner, where South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe meet, which was used by criminals in the old days to escape the police, a new “crime” occurred! Crocodiles caught an unaware cow when hippos then came and stole the catch!
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This bizarre, but exciting, moment was caught on film by 51-year-old Lean van Biljon, when he was on a day trip to the Kruger Park with his colleagues.
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Lean tells LatestSightings.com the story:
“We went for a day trip to Kruger National park, visiting Shingwedzi and later Crooks Corner. We were in for a treat, that had multiple phases where one event triggered up opportunities for other predators to join the feast. All the action happened within +/-30 minutes!”
“On arrival, we noticed a herd of cattle walking on the sandbank towards a waterhole right in front of the picnic area where tourists can alight from the vehicle.
Some of the cattle had bells around their necks. The crocodiles reacted immediately to the sound of the bells of the cattle and started swimming towards the first herd.”
“A second herd approached the waterhole, more to the left. As there were a lot of crocodiles showing interest in the cattle, we just knew that something was about to happen! Some of the cattle from the second herd were not comfortable with “something” in the water and opened up some space between them. A late arrival entered the space and within seconds after she started drinking water, a crocodile caught the cow!”
“Many crocodiles joined in and aided the crocodile that caught the cow, to drown it. As if a crocodile hunt wasn’t enough to share with our friends and family, we were in for some more action….”
“Multiple hippos then decided to join in. We did not know what their real interest was in the cow, but they tried to take it away from the crocodiles. In some instances, we thought they were just moving the cow away from the crocodiles. In the process, it looked like they were biting it! We couldn’t say if they were trying to eat the cow or trying to “save” it.”
“Then, while looking at the crocodile’s death roles, crocs swallowing pieces of meat and hippos interfering with the crocodiles, we noticed fish jumping and getting excited, probably eating the scraps. It looked like catfish. A couple of African Fish Eagles then joined the party and made a few practice dives at the fish. Finally, we witnessed at least 3 fish that were caught by the eagles, and we managed to have two on film. This was true Fish Eagle hunting action!”
“At first, we were very relaxed. Once we arrived at the waterhole, we just appreciated nature and the fact that we see Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa at one site, not expecting anything crazy to happen. When the cattle approached, we still did not know what was going to happen. But, our relaxed feeling changed to one of anticipation as soon as the crocodiles reacted to the cattle’s bells. After we saw the crocodile catch one of the cows, we felt surprised and shock! The hippos and the fish eagles were now just the icing on the cake.”
“In Afrikaans, they say: ‘Die een se dood, is die ander se brood’, in nature, for one to live, another has to die. To see each of these interactions on their own would have been rare, but to see all at once within 30 minutes, was once in a lifetime! We are privileged to live in South Africa!”
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Amazing how much action was captured in just this short clip. Cattle drinking, croc killing, hippo chasing/stealing, and to top it off, an eagle swooping in for that fish. Beautiful
You got nice eyes lol 😂
the eagle at the end was awesome lol
If there are Pigs 🐖 then would have been fine
I kind of get the impression that the Hippos just wanted to screw over the crocodiles success here rather than eat any kill.
Hell yeah they own that territory haha
I get the same impression, because hippos are a-holes.
@@therealuncleowen2588 I love that crocs are bullied by something as they do most of the bullying of other animals
Hippos like meat sometimes.
Hippos trolling hard.
Eagle like" " You guys keep doing what you're doing, i'm gonna catch some fish here".....
lol
Joga veneno na água para matar essas praga
Yeah, he/she seemed plainly indifferent to the rare and interesting action occuring next to him. 😂😂
@@gilbertosoaresdeandradeand234 Cala a boca, mané.
@@gilbertosoaresdeandradeand234 é a lei da natureza. Infelizmente, um tem que morrer para outro sobreviver.
You know you're a badass when you can walk around in croc infested waters freely and when the crocs get too close, you turn towards them and they run away.
Croc: give me that cow, you’re a vegetarian. Hippo: Today i’m eating meat.
Was talking a
The hippo was like meat is back on the menu boys 😂😂😂
@@SalmaMohamed-vx7me 9' O
idk what was cooler to watch. the croc gettin the kill, the hippos stealing it, or the eagle at the end that catches a fish
Same. All so good!!
😂😂😂
All 3.
Croc to Hippo - “aren’t you supposed to eat grass”? Hippo to croc - “I’ll eat you if you don’t shut up and give me that cow”
Hysterical!!!
JESUS CHRIST will come very soon! Repent!
@Clint Dempsey l
Crocodiles: Perform ancient juju black magic and summons Sarcosuchus
@@diemeistenlandeninderholle8479 Is he another omnivore? Perhaps he will eat the hippos.
The thumbnail looks fake. But then i realized, this is kruger. They never do clickbait.
It's actually not that crazy. Cows and goats are taken for grazing or whatever in wilderness in countless places. I see your point though, and the thumb is kinda awesome or film-like enough to seem suspicious.
You mean this is „Latest Sightings“, yes? That’s the name of the channel. Not Kruger
That crocodile🐊 at the beginning was literally in their faces just choosing which one it wanted as a meal as if it was at a buffet 🐄
It was acting as a deco
SilvaArmour3000 - To be honest, it was a buffet!
cows are not intelligent at all!!
@@machinegun2282 actually, they are quite intelligent animals. In fact, they can remember things from a long time.
@@megaball-ps8tq not that intelligent judging by this video hehe. Animals have instinct, that's all. People always confuse instinct with intelligence.
What do you expect? The dinner bell was ringing!
😂 holy-
I guess the crocs are used to lunch time bell then lie in wait 😂😂
What's messed up here is that the cow that got eaten was the one that was playing it safe. Dude was in the back watching like, "ok none of them got taken by a crocodile. It's safe to go drink."... and as soon as it reaches the water and starts drinking, the crocodile snatches it. It's like the croc was waiting for it like, "wait, I want that one in the back." 😂
Not really. At 0:33 the same cow walls directly onto a crocodile and probably is why it was chosen.
*walks
Same thing I thought🙈😭😭
Uvxx
I was guessing which cow would be snatched in the beginning and totally didn't expect that one. Was guessing it would be from the left group there.
Hippos and Crocodiles are like neighbors🤣🤣they Know each other very well...
@@PakistanDefenseForum its ok to crocs. They have a tons of foods when Hippo is become a Carcass
@@PakistanDefenseForum damn they are. We need a predator for these pricks.
Hippfields and the McCrocs.The feud continues...
@Justin Y. CCP constipated bot
The headline needs to be changed to how a shepherd of a cow herd can be a fool.
Fr, where is the shepherd?
@@Sol36900 sleeping
Domestic animals are not alert like wild ones.
No, really?
@@D-Z321 it's not that it's just that the aim and speed of a croc is almost guarantee to catch their prey and sometimes animals have to drink water even tho they know the risk that come with it i . e. The crocs
@@D-Z321 i think you read his comment wrong.
Watch-dogs and K9's are MEGA alert. Felines are particularly alert, instinctive hunters who can fend for themselves. The Kangal breed of dog can easily defeat a wolf, which they were bred to do centuries ago. Domesticated falcons trained by fowlers are at home in the wild, as are carrier pigeons. Snakes and lizards raised in captivity have no problems adapting to the wild, and when they escape cause all kinds of havoc killing other animals, wrecking the balance of nature in woodlands and grasslands.
@@GabGotti3 q
How ironic is it that that cow was the most skeptical to take a drink
That cow has it coming.
@Hillbilly Savage That's why it was taken. The crocs always go for the stragglers. They have a weak spirit that's easy to overcome.
Description.
What is happening here? Cow vs Crocs, Hippo Vs Crocs and Eagle vs Fish.
We couldn't even fit it all in the title 😂
@@Latestsightings Lmao 😂
@@Latestsightings "Diversity"
Eagle came in for the late game upset!
This is something you definitely don't see every day.
So the cows' owner let them drink casually in a crocodile /hippo infested water 🤔 it's amazing he stil owns few cows.
It might be why he owns few cows instead of many cows. 🤔
I think he got eaten just before they started filmimg here. Cows were like : yeah we re free. Thank you emancipating lizards! And then ......
Ok math hoffa now go do ur battle rap tinga
@@hamzamansouri2678 bro. Why you do math hoffa like this? What he got to do with this? 😂😂
@@opeyemifolashade1 he thought he slick he be talking battlerap shit then go watch animal documentaries lmao
That’s a bit creepy, I didn’t know Hippo’s ate meat 🥩 I guess that makes them Hippocrits!
😂
Yup, hippos are omnivores.
@@Darnster19 you missed the joke
@@henriklarsson7901 I’m sure he got it. It was pretty juvenile.
get out 😡😡😡
Croc: You are supposed to eat plants! Hippo: YOu ArE sUPpoSed to EaT pLAnts
The other cows were like, “yeah let’s drink somewhere else” 🐮😅
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They dipped immediately and did not look back!
The herdboy would never know what happened to his cow and he would be in deep trouble at home. It is very sad.
That's what I was thinking too.
The Crocs can hear the cows a mile away with the bells around their neck.
Dinner bell ..
@@gmoney8087 😂😂
Through this we should think the systemic of hunting of the world's animals... Allah ta'la says the humen being to think on these
I can see the grief in eyes of other cow😔
Strange how these cows were left unattended. Cows are a pretty valuable livestock animal, especially for villagers who work hard to protect them. Yet here they were drinking from croc infested waters. 🤔
Even a big lion would back off from some animals such as elephans, hippos, crocodiles, but full grown hippos fear of nothing,not even crocs, underrated animals
Fear elephants
Bruce the Cow is the last to pull up to the watering hole,not realizing the others are cautiously drinking Bruce skipping down without a care in the world: "Hey guys save some for me" Cow's:"Bruce watch out" Crocs:"looks like it's steaks tonight boys" Hippo:"oh no the hell you DID NOT cut up meat in my bath water"
Fcrvqr/
Hippo rolled on em like "what's for lunch guys?" 😂
Croc: Mmmmmm cow your my dinner. Hippo: Not anymore. Gimme the cow. Eagle: Is there fish in this water. Croc and Hippo: Shut up eagle. We're trying to find our dinner.
Don't give up your day job..
@@figaroqua221 lmao😂
Land cow gets attacked by water lizard then water cow attacks water lizard
Lol. 😁
Bird aattacks ant
Crocs: we rule these waters Hippos: we let u think u rule it
Nobody gonna talk about the Eagle SUCCESSFULLY grapping a fish lol 3:38
Damn not fair the cows don’t know their in danger 😂
Im surprised these cows were left unattended. They are too valuable and there are too many dangerous predators in that part of the world. I mean, 20 cows can buy you someone's daughter in those parts. It's sad to say but I'd kill every crocodile in that pond if I was I was a rancher. I don't think they're protected like lions
@@kandl2996 I won’t even take a date out for a steak dinner let alone a cow
@@kandl2996 I was thinking the exact same thing.
@@kandl2996 so can $100...
@@zigs6257 stfu
That was one sneaky croc. All the while i was watching at the others; didn't see this one coming just like the cow 😆
Guy: belches Guy filming: "not in my video" 😂
Cows: We haven't quenched our thirst but don't want to end up like Bob.
Crocs : Hey you are a herbivore, why bother our meal? Hippo : Shut up, i just wanna know it's a cow or not I don't like clickbait in our videos
They were like "hey he kinda looks like a hippo... Wait 👹 WTF!" And so they reclaimed his body to be properly buried.
Mrs. Crocodile: Where's the beef? Mr. Crocodile: That mean fat guy took it!
This video is phenomenal. It is filled with a lot rare sightings
These guys' conversation is cracking me up. Haha
Yo that cow is so unlucky it was the last one to go in the water and it barely took 1 sip wow
It took a sip of death.
Hippos are the real kings of the rivers not the crocs.
Gustave and some other huge crocs ate hippos and hippo fear them
@@mnyamawamaji5234 Then again Gustave is an anomaly of nature, no way is he normal.
@@mnyamawamaji5234 crocs can only eat hippos if they are dead due to sickness, bull fighting, calf etc... Hippos massive bodies are enough to intimidate the crocs and they know their place when it comes to territory. Hippos can easily kill crocs if they want to just look at their tooth. Hippo is more dangerous than croc and short tempered.
@Hundel Bandri dude there is literally a vid of gustave just next to them and they cower in fear herding together only protecting the calf. Stop fanboyin hippos bruh Gustave got shot by AK 47 bullets,spears,machine gun and theres been report of him gettin hit by an rpg. Look it up. I aint fanboyin but its facts.
Dude even if Gustave was real which from what I've seen seems somewhat debated but I'll leave it at that. A croc that size is just an outlier. Reality is crocs fear hippos. Hippos boss the crocs around. Every video shows this.
the videos you publish are always electrifying!
I love it when hippos mess with the crocodiles lol.
Where did these domestic cows come from?
Probably a farm not good that they are letting there cows roam free like that poor thing
@@KuninKat not good too because the local cow owners usually retaliate by attacking the animals too
Probably a nearby farm. It’s not uncommon in Africa, the Middle East, and Sourh East Asia for herders to graze and water their animals in the wild. They mostly only look out for predators like lions, wolves, tigers, and leopards. Usually crocodiles come up unexpectedly. I don’t think they will kill it though. In Mozambique and South Africa farmers and herders don’t retaliate against animals, that’s mostly only done by the Samburu and mostly the Masai. Even then they wouldn’t kill a crocodile, they view touching or killing something from rivers is taboo.
Am wondering
@@kingofthebeast4024 also, this is a reserve. they are not allowed to graze their animals there to begin with. losing one to a croc seems fair to me.
Amazing sighting, so many crocs in that river. Poor cow RIP. Hippos rule, you go hippo.
All the cows be like Steve your sacrifice won't be forgotten we will surely recommend your name for purple💜 😂😂
I have just discovered your channel. Love it.
I'm just here for the "I didn't know that hippos eat meat!" comments.
Not the hippos who embrace Hinduism.
I didn't know that hippos eat meat
Change of diet
Sucks for that cow, literally pitches up while it's pals have all been drinking for ages only to get snatched almost immediately after starting to drink.
The Hippo is like y’all Crocs haven’t paid me my Rent all Year, so I’m keeping this Cow until I get it..Lol
00:50 Other crocs are like; "Should we go in? We are not supposed to eat that."
That’s actually not a hippo, it’s my mother-in-law.🧐
That bird just grabbed something and ghosted😅
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Hippos BOSSING Crocs around!!! So COMEDIC!!!🤣😂🤣
it's like I'm watching AVENGERS on animal planet 😂😂😂
One innocent creature loosing its life,and you comments with smiling ,bloody fool and bloody hell
@@sunilchotaliya77 im sorry you feel that way but judging from the video that cow is not innocent😂
The Boss music first heard by cows, later by the croc.
Every croc gangster until the Hippo shows up..
They literally lined up like it was a buffet for Crocs and hippos😆🍽️🍽️🍽️
Hippo's are just the worst lol Btw- cows are smart, they know their homie just got wacked.
They ran off and didn't look back! No RIP or anything!
@@darnellpervisknox5239 facts
Crocodiles: stupid hippos! Hippos: stupid crocodiles!
😁😁
Hippo: I'll have what they're having. Literally.
Whoever filmed this was too scared to even zoom in.
You would think the owners of the cows would provide a safe drinking area for their valuable animals.
Were you drunk while you filmed this or what?
I think so. I heard some sporadic belching as well. Animals.
The cameraman was expecting this scene to happen.
Imagine getting a drink and that happens. Worst thing is the others just walked off.
Clearly they went to get help from the police.
what will they do they didnt have any choice but just watch you can clearly see they were shocked too the owners are the one for a blame
I was joking
What did you expect them to go in there with a flying head but lol
Those cow looks like they’re village cows so they don’t know the danger from predators
Absolutely!
It surprises me how no one in the video talked about the owner of the cows
Hippo’s like, “Not in my swamp!”
eagle just like "yea aight whatever just move aside so i can get some feesh"
Crocodile: Wow my neighbor is now eating meat when I am hungry. Hippopotamus: Can I eat you and your cow so you don't feel the hunger?
hippo1: will we all be here all day? hippo2: nah, let's mess up with these crocs
That Eagle in the end was awesome :)
It breaks my heart that that poor cow lost its life not evening knowing🥺he was dragged to drowned while getting eatin alive that poor thing💔🥺😞😖
Wow How week is a domesticated animal compared to a wild one. Imagine a bull cape buffalo . It would be a hell of a fight,probably ending with the croc severely injured.
Dude that bull is 4x the size, that's not about wild/not wild.
A crocodile wouldn’t even be able to drag that thing into the water
@@Todestuete i think there is. Domesticated animals have lost most of their instincts to survive
Cows: whats floating there? Must be a log.
The eagle kidnapping a bystander fish for lunch was an extra touch.
Hippos(herbivore) are so OP that even crocs(carnivore) are afraid of them
Hippos are omnivores like us. They eat plants and meat.
@@dark14life they aren't. But since they are extremely territorial, they won't hesitate to kill, thanks to their powerful jaws, (even powerful than crocodiles) that might just maul the victim, appearing as if they are eating them.
Cow: That Gator-ade got some bite to it.. I’ll see myself out 😂😂
@Justin Y. Lion is god over tiger 100%. Tiger runs up a tree when it sees Lion. 🤣
@@thebabbler8867 tiger can't climb tree . You need doctor 💊🏥
as soon as ole boy got snatched they were all like,..'ok,..break times over'
Other cows: Yeah, what can we do? Let's go!
At the end of all that an eagle snatches a fish, how awesome.
My gosh that small body of water was infested with a lot of crocodiles.
Just noticed...you are right! 😯🐊🐊
Other cows: _We're gonna miss you Carl! We loved you... Now get your asses movin fast before something else happens in the wild_
Incredible footage!
Some people claim to be "First, first, first viewer, etc." This goes for the crocs and hippos, too. lol I like this video itself, though.
Lmao
They have wild cows in Africa?
It's a game preserve.. the cows are probably put there as food..
No they belong to someone and the owner let them loose to feed and drink or they just ran away
@@WezleyB nonesense, they belong to someone wild animals hunt each other cows aren't
@@WezleyB It's a nature reserve, not a Zoo. The animals feed on other animals living there. It's just that in this case these cows probably escaped from one of the nearby farms without the farmers knowledge
@@Asdasty it Africa, everything is part of the food chain. He should look after his cows better then..
Dude that eagle stole the show! Nice catch!
Croc to Hippo : Stop messing with my lunch. You are going to waste it.
The hippos must have thought of the cow as an Ancient relative, they were like to the crocs " No you ain't disgracing our Ancestors " ☝️🐂🚫
they were eating it lol
For the inexpert eye it might seem so, Hippos are strictly herbivorous, that's what their digestive system says, recently though scientists have noticed this strange behaviour of hippos " Chewing on" or "playing with" dead carcasses in rivers.. it's still unknown why they do that.. maybe expressing their dismay or anger of what's going on in their territory... As a follow up of my original comment.. it must be some sort of ritual 😅... as humans were known to burn their dead in battles .. rather than have the enemy take it 🤷🏻♂️🥀
@@amerj5243 Nah they were munching on that cow like nom noms after getting high.😅
@@mugster610 where in the video do you actually see any hippo swallowing chunks of meat? you don't.
Bruh. Why do all their title sounds like clickbait but it isn’t.
Because nature is that crazy sometimes.
They don't do that here
Hi Kruger Sightings. Where did this all take place? I've just got back from a week in Kruger....
La naturaleza sigue su curso. 👍. Saludos desde ECUADOR 🇪🇨
É verdade,é a lei do mais fórte,é a luta pela sobrevivência,cadeia alimentar 🤔. No mundo animal é assim mesmo,uns se alimentando de outros . Saludo desde Brasil 🇧🇷
I feel so sorry for the cow
Me to
I feel sorry for the cow in your burger too.
@@awekeningbro1207 never heard of a cow burger 😂
Prince Sunnyboy.. Don't get involved emotionally. It's nature. Whatever is happening there just see it know it and don't get emotional about it. By law you are not to intervene.
Moto Moto gets what he want
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
@@ChairmanMeowNZ it's from the animated movie Madagascar
@@kms6340 Madagascar 2 to be exact
@@SilvaArmour3000 yes😁
Best channel ! Best channel !
They wanted to Tag the Crocs with the bell but it didn't go according to plan, well atleast now they know when the hippo comes
We need to do something about these hippos. They are out of control.