Post by natalie on Mar 11, 2014 22:12:16 GMT
I thought I will start a thread about nice news that you read which you can share with us
Nothing like to put a smile on your face
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2578257/Hip-hip-hooray-Hippos-fight-crocodile-attacking-gnu-escort-animal-safety.html
Hip hip hooray! Hippos fight off crocodile attacking a gnu and escort the animal to safety
Israeli photographer Vadim Onishchenko, 34, captured rare moment
He saw a bloat of hippos help the animal in its hour of need
It happened on the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya
By Leon Watson
PUBLISHED: 13:15, 11 March 2014 | UPDATED: 17:16, 11 March 2014
This is the amazing moment a heroic hippo saved a gnu from certain death.
After being bitten by a crocodile, the large antelope is seen being dragged slowly under the water.
But just in time, a nearby hippo is seen making its way across the water to help the animal in its hour of need.
In grave danger: The gnu struggling to get to the bank of the river is dragged back by the crocodile
The incredible rescue happened on the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya
The gnu is getting weaker by the second but the hippos are closing in
After chasing the giant crocodile away, the unlikely hero is then seen guarding the creature and even nudges the gnu to the edge of the river in effort to move it out of harms way.
The jaw-dropping moment stunned onlookers including Israeli photographer, Vadim Onishchenko, 34, who managed to capture the rare moment on camera.
Onishchenko said: 'It was an incredible moment, the hippo actually tried to push it out of the water and then guarded the gnu to prevent the crocs getting close.
The amazing moment hippos rescue a gnu from crocodile
Another hippo notices the struggling animal and makes its way through the water
Watch out: The hippos group round the struggling gnu as the croc clings on
More hippos join and the herd scare away the crocodile as it slips beneath the murky water
In its panic the gnu ends up swimming further back into the water, with the crocodile holding on tightly, it is now the hippo begins to intervene
The gnu struggling to get to the bank of the river is dragged back by the crocodile, a hippo is also seen strafing both animals
'I have heard of cases where the animals instinct is to protect the other species, I think the hippos parental instincts took over.
'The hippos are probably the only animal not afraid of the crocs and I would even say the hippo is the only animal the crocodiles are afraid of.
'I was shooting the scene from our vehicle for more than two hours.
The hippo is seen in this video nudging the gnu on the to bank of the river
One of the biggest hippos protects the gnu as it makes its way back to the shoreline, guarding it from any further attacks
Thanks bud: Back at shore, a hippo eyes the gnu it helped save
You're welcome: One of the biggest hippos is seen guarding the gnu, encouraging it to leave the water
'We saw the gnu escape the water but it stood there for quite a while as I think it was in shock.
'When we left the animal was still ashore and seemed uninjured but we had to leave as it was getting dark.
'Even our safari guide was stunned by the hippos behaviour, he said he had never seen anything like it before.
'It was certainly an unforgettable moment, I feel honoured to have seen such a spectacle.'
Nothing like to put a smile on your face
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2578257/Hip-hip-hooray-Hippos-fight-crocodile-attacking-gnu-escort-animal-safety.html
Hip hip hooray! Hippos fight off crocodile attacking a gnu and escort the animal to safety
Israeli photographer Vadim Onishchenko, 34, captured rare moment
He saw a bloat of hippos help the animal in its hour of need
It happened on the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya
By Leon Watson
PUBLISHED: 13:15, 11 March 2014 | UPDATED: 17:16, 11 March 2014
This is the amazing moment a heroic hippo saved a gnu from certain death.
After being bitten by a crocodile, the large antelope is seen being dragged slowly under the water.
But just in time, a nearby hippo is seen making its way across the water to help the animal in its hour of need.
In grave danger: The gnu struggling to get to the bank of the river is dragged back by the crocodile
The incredible rescue happened on the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya
The gnu is getting weaker by the second but the hippos are closing in
After chasing the giant crocodile away, the unlikely hero is then seen guarding the creature and even nudges the gnu to the edge of the river in effort to move it out of harms way.
The jaw-dropping moment stunned onlookers including Israeli photographer, Vadim Onishchenko, 34, who managed to capture the rare moment on camera.
Onishchenko said: 'It was an incredible moment, the hippo actually tried to push it out of the water and then guarded the gnu to prevent the crocs getting close.
The amazing moment hippos rescue a gnu from crocodile
Another hippo notices the struggling animal and makes its way through the water
Watch out: The hippos group round the struggling gnu as the croc clings on
More hippos join and the herd scare away the crocodile as it slips beneath the murky water
In its panic the gnu ends up swimming further back into the water, with the crocodile holding on tightly, it is now the hippo begins to intervene
The gnu struggling to get to the bank of the river is dragged back by the crocodile, a hippo is also seen strafing both animals
'I have heard of cases where the animals instinct is to protect the other species, I think the hippos parental instincts took over.
'The hippos are probably the only animal not afraid of the crocs and I would even say the hippo is the only animal the crocodiles are afraid of.
'I was shooting the scene from our vehicle for more than two hours.
The hippo is seen in this video nudging the gnu on the to bank of the river
One of the biggest hippos protects the gnu as it makes its way back to the shoreline, guarding it from any further attacks
Thanks bud: Back at shore, a hippo eyes the gnu it helped save
You're welcome: One of the biggest hippos is seen guarding the gnu, encouraging it to leave the water
'We saw the gnu escape the water but it stood there for quite a while as I think it was in shock.
'When we left the animal was still ashore and seemed uninjured but we had to leave as it was getting dark.
'Even our safari guide was stunned by the hippos behaviour, he said he had never seen anything like it before.
'It was certainly an unforgettable moment, I feel honoured to have seen such a spectacle.'
