Chobe River, Botswana.

A herd of Cape buffalo were crossing between two islands.

I could see a young one was struggling (not in the video)...it looked like he was maybe getting stuck in the mud under the water. 2 adult buffalo went in towards the baby and quickly turned around to go back to shore. The baby made progress towards the shore and I thought everything was ok.

Then the guide said that a crocodile had the baby. We got closer and I started to film.

We could see the crocodile had the baby by a front leg. The baby fought so hard for over 14 minutes.

He would get close to shore and we thought we was free and then the croc would swim him out more into the river. It was a difficult 14 minutes watching the baby fighting with all its might to survive.

A second crocodile came from behind us and that was the end for the baby Cape buffalo.

2 buffalo - an adult and another young one stood watching from the shore line. I'm guessing the adult was the mama. It's always hard to watch animals struggling to survive. It is nature but it doesn't make it any easier to witness.

The Chobe River is a great location for wildlife interactions.

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Each day on my recent trip to Botswana, I recorded a recap of the sightings and experience. Once I returned home, I filled in with some pictures and videos.

This VLOG post is about the sightings on June 25, 2023. My first 1/2 day on the Chobe River, Botswana while on an Aaron's Tours photography tour in Botswana.

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Elephants in Chobe National Park, Botswana often cross the Chobe River to get to the small islands that have lush grass so they can feed.

While staying at Pangolin Chobe Lodge and photographing from one of their boats, I took this video with my iPhone at a super low angle to the water -- so it looks like (to me anyway) that I'm actually in the water swimming with the elephant.

Being so close to the animals while still giving them the utmost respect and never pressuring them is a really beautiful experience. Our boat was on the other side of the river and this elephant did not have to approach us, but it seems he may have been just as curious about us as we were of him.

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