She called the viral video she created “Battle at Kruger”, and the title perfectly captures the epic confrontations within.
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It all happened in full view of her camera, and audiences are left surprised and in awe by the action of the moment. Robyn still refers to the dramatic interplay as ‘A once in a lifetime 10/10 sighting’.
How The Magic Began
Robyn says that she and her husband were the first to leave the gate in the early morning while staying at Pretoriuskop camp. They were headed to the Skukuza, a great place for action sightings!
As they neared Transport Dam, they decided to slow down to see what they could see. Robin said, “Another car was already leaving the dam, and we thought that we might just be wasting our time, but nevertheless, we stopped our car and waited.”
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Robyn scanned the horizon with her binoculars. Nothing.
“It was very quiet,” she says. However, just as they were about to leave, her husband yelled out that some wild dogs were chasing an impala.”
Wild Dogs Interrupt Peaceful Scene At Transport Dam
“I quickly grabbed my camera and began to shoot the video,” said Robyn.
The wild dogs were focused on the impala ram and ran towards it from the other side of the dam.
The impala appeared dazed as it watched the wild dogs sprint towards it around the edge of the dam.
When they got too close for comfort, it then started to run, now leaping as it ran in a sprint.
It now entered the water, leaving the wild dogs standing at the water’s edge, watching after it.
Hippos Attack Distressed Impala
However, unfortunately for the buck, more predators lie within the water’s murky depths. Some hippos were beneath the surface, emerging as the impala made its escape through the water. They snapped at it with mighty jaws, and it was clear the buck was injured.
The hippos showed aggression towards both the wild dogs and the impala.
While the impala did manage to get to the other side, it was again ambushed by the wild dogs and so attempted to re-enter the water to get away.
Brave Buck Continues Attempts To Escape Danger
This time, a crocodile could be seen approaching the poor animal. The buck was already injured and sadly, was easy prey.
“We were the only car for several minutes. By the time other cars started arriving, they had already missed a lot of the action,” Rabyn said. “We were so shocked, I was shaking while taking the video! We could not believe our eyes!”
She said that although it was an amazing sighting, we felt sorry for the poor impala.
“Towards the end, we thought the impala had drowned. We only realised later, when watching the video on my laptop, that a crocodile had grabbed the impala. As if there was not enough action taking place already!”