In the wild, it's every beast for himself. Take a look at our spectacular gallery of predators hunting their prey.
In these photographs taken on the River Nile in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, a crocodile tries to get away unnoticed after swimming too close to a mother hippo and her calves by crawling across a herd of 50 of the enormous beasts.
Unfortunately for the croc, the decision proved to be the worst of its life. Read on to see what happened next...
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