impala v croc v hippo

[Ken Gargett]

https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/safari-live/180802-impala-faces-crocodile-hippo-in-impossible-standoff-animals-vin?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=WatchThis_20180817::rid=246590389

[mikeyjb]

I simply fail to understand how people can get enjoyment from watching animals kill each other. Makes me sick.

[TNT009]

I don't take enjoyment out of it, but love seeing animals do what they do in nature!

[mikeyjb]

I just don't get nature documentaries these days. You can't watch anything without animals killing each other. Yes I know they have to kill to survive but I just don't want to see it.. The last documentary I watched was about a mother raising her two cubs and it was going great guns until you see the mother gored to death and the cubs die..... They could have ended it 15 minutes early and it would have been great!

Meh  The girl I used to work with quickly learned that I don't want to see photos of her going pigging with her dogs.....

I know I'm strange

 

[Bartolomeo]

For guys into this stuff go check out natureismetal_ on IG 

[Ken Gargett]

i guess i can understand those who don't wish to watch but for me, this is part of the natural world. happening right now, happened for many thousands of years. i'd like to understand as much of it as i can. i have watched every nature doco i could find since i can remember. seen the bro's shows dozens of times. never tire. it was the one of his where he sits with the gorillas that changed my life. i was absolutely determined to do that, somehow, before i croaked. 

i was hoping that the impala would escape but reality intervenes. 

[joeypots]

Search "Fiona the hippo" for cute hippopotamus videos. I didn't think the video was unnecessarily bloody at all and was keen to see just how fast the hippos were.  

[Ken Gargett]

7 hours ago, joeypots said:

Search "Fiona the hippo" for cute hippopotamus videos. I didn't think the video was unnecessarily bloody at all and was keen to see just how fast the hippos were.  

hippos are amazingly quick. never forget spending an afternoon on a rock watching a group of them. aside from terrifying when they fought, i remember that they would leave a trail in the water like an outboard motor when they took off. staggered me. heard they were quick but had no idea that quick. 

[Auspaul]

Hippos are scary  only seen a few cant believe the blokes comments" I don't believe the croc came on to the island to chase the impala out into the water" Seen plenty of crocodiles they know what they are doing

[Ken Gargett]

6 minutes ago, Auspaul said:

Hippos are scary  only seen a few cant believe the blokes comments" I don't believe the croc came on to the island to chase the impala out into the water" Seen plenty of crocodiles they know what they are doing

agree. 

[Mr.T]

I’ve seen plenty of these types of scenarios play out from my days living in Kenya. One of the stand outs for me was watching a cheetah stalk an impala, chase it and take it down - incredible. Although my grandma was with us had a tough time watching it


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[hedgeybaby]

On 8/17/2018 at 11:48 PM, mikeyjayjay said:

I just don't get nature documentaries these days. You can't watch anything without animals killing each other. Yes I know they have to kill to survive but I just don't want to see it.. The last documentary I watched was about a mother raising her two cubs and it was going great guns until you see the mother gored to death and the cubs die..... They could have ended it 15 minutes early and it would have been great!

Meh  The girl I used to work with quickly learned that I don't want to see photos of her going pigging with her dogs.....

I know I'm strange

 

I completely agree