This bushbuck is stuck between a rock and a hard place. It gets surrounded by wild dogs and chooses to get into a mud wallow with a hippo to try and evade the dogs’ snapping jaws.
A bushbuck is stuck between a rock and a hard place. As wild dogs surround it and it chooses to get into a mud wallow with a hippo to try and evade the dogs’ snapping jaws. The hippo unleashes its anger on the buck and crushes it.
“My guests and I were out on a game drive at the end of the dry season. Meandering along the banks of the Sand River. Following a large pack of wild dogs that consisted of around 26 individuals. Pups and adults all together.”
“The dogs were passing by a mud wallow when suddenly a bushbuck broke into a full speed frenzy and ran. The chaos of 26 wild dogs ensued. Before we knew it, the bushbuck was in the mud wallow and trapped. However, it was not alone.”
“A territorial bull hippo was startled by the commotion and fled, only to realize what was transpiring, and so it made a hasty retreat back to the safety of the wallow. The wild dogs then surrounded the wallow and tried yet again to subdue the bushbuck.
“I couldn’t tell you what went through this hippo’s mind. We watched the bushbuck struggle in the thick mud, which was covered in gray sludge. We’ll never know if the hippo was sympathetic and wanted to help, or if it was confused and thought this was one of the wild dogs. In a flash, the hippo turned and snapped the young antelope, killing it!”
Hippo Crushes Buck That’s Stuck in Mud After Wild Dogs Chased It
“The patient dogs seized the opportunity and within seconds began devouring the buck. It didn’t stop there… The remaining dogs managed to flush another bushbuck in the exact direction of the feast. Another kill! The dogs killed the second buck and devoured it as well. Disbelief and shock are an understatement for the emotions we were feeling.”