Crocodile attacks unsuspecting cheetah cub

On a LIVE safari for WildEarth, &Beyond Phinda guide Busani came across a mother cheetah with two cubs. As one cub approached the waterhole to quench his thirst, Busani noticed a crocodile was lurking in the water nearby. What followed was sad and hard to watch for Busani as he shared immediately afterwards with LIVE viewers across the world.

Sometimes, nature can be harsh and difficult to understand. While we would prefer scenes like this to have happier endings, every animal has its role to play in the ‘circle of life’, even the crocodile.

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[ghostface]

The water going completely still afterwards is spine-chilling.

[Jeff-ttwj]

Imagine if you had to worry about something like this every time you wanted a glass of water. We live such charmed lives.

[timovangalen]

Crocodiles are by far the scariest predator on earth. They outlasted the dinosaurs, and they’ve hardly changed since then.

[nomadplayer]

0:10 : the attack begins
0:25 : still water like nothing happened

15 seconds.

[mosylla]

If you notice, the cheetah turns his eyes away for just 1 second. That’s all the crocodile needed. 1 second. It’s amazing for a crocodile of such enormous size to move undetected under water.

[rodzor]

Astonishing how close the croc got whilst remaining undetected.

[shanechannel]

"I'm thirsty"
"I'm hungry"

[abugonapugonamugonarug]

I know this is fairly tragic but capturing this footage is absolutely amazing.

[dlyras]

The crocodile was LITERALLY right under the cheetahs nose and he didn’t spot him. He was practically drinking water off the crocodiles head. Unbelievable, incredible…no words.

[paulv]

Considering how incredibly fast a cheetah's reflexes are, this is very impressive.

[rff]

The cheetah knew something wasn't right but didn't follow it's instinct

[AntisocialExtrovert]

Imagine if every time you took a sip of water you risked getting eaten alive by a monster. Nature is cruel af 😔

[Richard-hxmi]

Wow. Even a cheetah is not quick enough to avoid the striking lunge of a Croc!

[charlesburke]

The little cat's instinct told him not to drink there. He was terrified to even approach it. Fear that profound should never be ignored.

[CaesarDarias]

That was a huge and powerful beast. The cat had no chance. In five seconds the crock was swimming like it had twin engines, creating a big wake and was already yards from shore. I also felt sad for the park rangers who obviously have affection and admiration for nature.

[rodd]

Been watching wildlife shows since the 70s, this has to be the most dramatic ever

[JurassicClark]

This has to be the single best moment caught on camera this year. Obviously not for the cat, who I do feel for as with any death, but I'm just in awe at the speed of the crocodile. It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it event, and I'm sure it's a rare sight to see, one predator taking another.

[quadirbrown]

No matter how many times I've seen this, it's a surprise every time.

[miashooter]

The other cheetahs are like "yo what happened to robert?"

[salvatoreangius]

I remember hearing a study done that mentioned humans being more comfortable with a mammal killing a non mammal than vice versa. It was based on shared genetic similarities. If a spider attacked a bird we are more prone want to defend the bird based on less separation of DNA.