BUFFALO HEADBUTTS CROCODILE OUT OF THE WAY IN RARE SAFARI ENCOUNTER<br /><br />WITH PIX AND VID<br /><br />BY SHUK YEE TSANG<br /><br />A stunned wildlife photographer captured the remarkable moment a buffalo casually headbutted a young crocodile out of its path.<br /><br />Michelle Broadhurst, 57, an amateur wildlife photographer from Gauteng, South Africa, filmed the unexpected encounter while on a self-drive safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa, with her partner, Jacques Joubert, 63.<br /><br />The footage shows a young crocodile lying in a dry riverbed as a buffalo approaches. <br /><br />Rather than walking around the reptile, the buffalo lowers its head and flicks the crocodile aside before calmly continuing on its way.<br /><br />Michelle, who has spent around 17 years photographing wildlife, said the encounter happened so quickly she could hardly believe what she had witnessed.<br /><br />She said: "A young crocodile was lying in the riverbed as a buffalo approached. <br /><br />"Instead of simply walking around it, the buffalo lowered its head and tossed the little crocodile out of the way.<br /><br />"It all happened so quickly that I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My first thought was, 'Did that really just happen?'<br /><br />"Whenever I see animals interacting, I keep my camera ready because you never know what might unfold.<br /><br />"This was a first for me. I've spent many hours watching wildlife in Kruger National Park, but I'd never seen a buffalo toss a young crocodile like that before.<br /><br />"One of the things I love most about spending time in the bush is that nature is completely unpredictable. <br /><br />"Even after countless safari trips, there's always something new to witness.”<br /><br />ENDS
