Croc takes on a herd of Hippos – and loses

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A Czech wildlife photographer has captured a rare —- and particularly one-sided — clash between a crocodile and a herd of hippopotamuses on the River Nile.

Vaclav Silha set up his camera in Serengeti national park, in Tanzania, to take snaps of 50 bathing hippos — only to see a crocodile interrupt them.

“Mutual respect between these animals means fights occur very rarely,” said Mr Vaclav, 45.

“One of the only reasons you might see a conflict is if the hippos have young and they think the little ones are under threat. That’s exactly what happened here

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