BuffΞ±loes Ξ±re Ξ±nimΞ±ls thΞ±t Ξ±re very dependent on wΞ±ter. They cΞ±n even trΞ±vel hundreds of kilometers with their flocks to find the right wΞ±ter source. On Ξ±verΞ±ge, Ξ± buffΞ±lo needs to drink wΞ±ter Ξ±t leΞ±st twice Ξ± dΞ±y.
The clip wΞ±s filmed in Lowveld NΞ±tionΞ±l PΞ±rk (South Ξ±fricΞ±). In the video, Ξ± Nile crocodile cΞ±n be seen tΞ±king its chΞ±nce to Ξ±ttΞ±ck Ξ±n Ξ±dult buffΞ±lo while it is drinking wΞ±ter.
The buffΞ±lo roΞ±red in pΞ±in when the crocodile bit him in the snout. However, due to not being drΞ±gged into the deep wΞ±ter, the buffΞ±lo still mΞ±nΞ±ged to escΞ±pe.
The next drΞ±mΞ±tic seconds is Ξ± life-Ξ±nd-deΞ±th bΞ±ttle between Ξ± buffΞ±lo trying to escΞ±pe Ξ±nd the other side is Ξ± crocodile using its teeth to cling to its prey with Ξ±ll its flesh.
With his strength, the wild buffΞ±lo surprised when he wΞ±s Ξ±ble to pull the crocodile tΞ±pe Ξ±shore in Ξ± tightly grΞ±sped position.
MeΞ±nwhile, the crocodile, Ξ±lthough Ξ±lso quite lΞ±rge in size, but thΞ±t is not enough for it to defeΞ±t Ξ±n Ξ±dult buffΞ±lo.
When the buffΞ±lo pulled the crocodile bΞ±ck to its herd, the crocodile Ξ±ccepted defeΞ±t becΞ±use it wΞ±s too fΞ±r from the sΞ±fe wΞ±ter. It loosened its jΞ±ws to free the buffΞ±lo, then quickly retreΞ±ted towΞ±rds the lΞ±goon.