- Crocodile was able to sneak up behind a young gazelle and attack it in a river in Kenya
- The small gazelle was crossing a crocodile-infested river in Masai Mara with its mother
- Photographs show the crocodile swimming up behind the small animal and draging it down
This is the terrifying moment a huge Nile crocodile silently chases down an unsuspecting baby gazelle in a river in Kenya.
The young gazelle and its mother had made the risky decision to cross the crocodile-infested Mara river in the Masai Mara, Kenya.
As the pair swam across the water, one of the crocodiles targeted the pair, sliding through the water with its teeth exposed,
In the intense pictures of the ambush, the crocodile can be seen edging ever-closer to its seemingly oblivious prey.
The next second, the predator has opened its mouth wide and is seen snapping its jaws around the head of the gazelle, dragging it to its death.
Chase: The crocodile is coming up behind the young gazelle, who does not appear to notice the immediate danger
Just keep swimming: The large predator approached the gazelle with its teeth exposed, ready to attack
Snap! The crocodile opens its mouth wide, wrapping its powerful jaws around the head of the baby gazelle
No fight: The helpless prey did not stand a chance when the crocodile attacked in the Masai Mara, Kenya