Thursday, May 17, 2012

Ölümün pençesine yakalandı.

Bu inanılmaz fotoğraflar, iki aslanın bir su aygırıyla girdikleri ölümüne mücadeleyi sergiliyor.
Fotoğrafçı Andrew Schoeman, Güney Afrika'da görüntülediği bu mücadelenin saatler sürdüğünü söylüyor.
Schoeman yaşananları şöyle anlatıyor: "Su aygırını önce suyun dışına çekmeye çalışan aslanlar, daha sonra sabırla saatlerce hayvanın suyun dışına çıkmasını beklediler."
"Su aygırı en sonunda biraz uzakta yatan aslanları görmeden sudan çıkıp, 50 metre kadar uzaklaştıktan sonra da, aslanlar tekrar saldırıya geçti."
"Su aygırı tekrar gölete dönmeye çalışsa da, yeterince derin olmayan sular onu koruyamadı"
Both of the beasts are now in on the action with one on the hippo's back and the other biting it

Fight to the death: A lion gets onto the hippo's back and the other attacks from the front at the Sabi Sands Game reserve in South Africa

Law of the jungle: The two lions start off by stalking the hippo in its pond bolthole

One of the lions ventures into the water in the Sabi Sands Game reserve, but is chased out

Waiting game: The two lions lie in wait behind a rock as the stand-off continues into daylight

Forced out of his bolthole and onto dry land, the hippo is set upon by a vicious lion

A lion leaps onto the hippo's back as the other one circles with intent. Blood can been seen on the target's back

The hippo, still under attack, makes a dash back into the water in an attempt to escape

A third lion enters the fray, leaping into the water to attack the hippo

It's three versus one now as the lions claws at the injured hippo in the pond. There is now no escape

With blood streaming out of it, the hippo lies stricken underwater as two of the lions sink their teeth into it

Game over: Lions 1, hippo 0 as the poor creature is devoured in the water. It did put up quite a fight though
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