Crocodile vs Hippo

Photographer Arnaud Germain wanted to get a picture of this:


But, he ended up with a picture of this:

After hours waiting beside an African river, Arnaud Germain thought he finally had the perfect shot of his favourite bird.

But as the wildlife photographer trained his lens on the colourful kingfisher, he got a rather different snap than he was expecting.
All of a sudden, a crocodile and a hippo burst from the tranquil waters straight in front of him, locking jaws in ferocious battle.

Arnaud desperately tried to refocus his camera on the river monsters as they fought on the banks of the Shire River, in the Liwonde National Park, Malawi.

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