National Geographic: Last Feast of the Crocodiles Page #2
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and dive for their drinks.
For some of the crocs this is
the signal to take up positions.
The odds are heavily in favor of
the bee-eaters
and most survive the croc strikes.
A thirsty lioness comes to water.
She tries a pit
but finds it full of bees.
She decides to risk the pool.
In heat like this the bees
need water, too.
Lions can go without water
for a long time...
But this one is a nursing mother.
She must drink.
Maybe the bee-pit
isn't so bad after all.
Large flocks of queleas are in the
area, searching for seed and grain.
As they stop by the pool to drink,
their busy fluttering
at the water's edge
inspires the crocodiles with a keen
and almost sporting enthusiasm.
The monitor lizard is the scourge of
and the egg lying crocodiles.
It's a voracious predator,
particularly partial to eggs...
And the feisty plover
immediately declares war.
During the heat of the day
the sand becomes unbearably hot
and burns the skin
between the impalas' hooves.
For the plovers on their nest, this
is when easy access to water pays off.
The bird is soaking its breast-feathers
until they are weighted with water.
It then hurries up the scorching sand
to reliever its mate.
The plovers are brooding on sand
that feels hot enough to fry an egg,
and by mid-day they are changing guard
at the nest every ten minutes.
Without the constant protection
of their cool wet feathers,
the eggs could not survive the heat.
The sand is so hot...
it's a wonder she doesn't fly down.
These buffalo have just
one thing in mind.
are dry now
and they've had a long,
hot journey to get there.
One of the calves strikes out on its
own and is soon in dangerous company...
But these aren't
the biggest crocs in the pools
and the lucky calf quickly
returns to the herd.
The crocs intentions are clear enough
but before they can find
the buffalo decide it's time to leave.
on their way.
The drought and heat are now so severe
that some animals with small young
cannot supply enough milk, and thirsty
youngster follow their mothers to water
before they're weaned or wise enough
to know how to drink.
In an instant both croc
and fawn vanish into the pool...
leaving behind a bewildered mother.
Somewhere under the surface of the pool
the crocodile lies low with its prey,
waiting for an opportune moment
to eat without having to share.
The most carefree creature
in the pool is this baby hippo.
in that special state
that belongs to all young things.
She is oblivious to the dangers
in her world.
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