SWLSwildebeest<br /><br />A lucky wildebeest escaped after a huge crocodile bit down on its tail and dragged it into a river.<br /><br />Fotage captured the moment the croc snatched at its prey and used its strength to pull its prey into the rapids.<br /><br />Witness Kristin Torres was leading a tour along the Mara River, Tanzania, during the Great Migration.<br /><br />The determined wildebeest managed to climb to its feet and wrestled its tail away from the predator and stepped away to safety.<br /><br />Kristin, who owns Born to Dream Tours, said: “As many times as I have seen attacks and hunts it is never easy. Although tough to witness, excitement is always there.<br /><br />“This wildebeest was caught between two boulders and was being trampled a bit. <br /><br />''He was able to get free and made it back to the shoreline. The rest of the herd moved on.<br /><br />“The fight carried on for about two hours. We believe it was more of a territorial issue for the crocodile rather than being hungry.<br /><br />“They typically grab their prey and spin in the water to drown it.<br /><br />“The crocodile kept biting the wildebeest and letting go, the wildebeest would escape and move on, and the croc would attack again.<br /><br />“Born to Dream offer all parks in Tanzania, the Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Kilimanjaro, Gombe, Ngorongoro, Arusha, etc.<br /><br />“Tanzania has so many national parks to offer, so we do all custom, private safaris.<br /><br />“We focus on what the clients want to see, experience and we build their package from there.<br /><br />“Most of our clients want to witness the Great Migration, which is in the Serengeti, we usually will have them try one other National Park in addition.<br /><br />“All of the national parks are so incredibly different and unique, we feel it's important for clients to have a good variety of what Tanzania has to offer.”<br /><br />ENDS
