WATCH | From talons to jaws: Baby bird survives hawk attack only to get snatched by a crocodile
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Was this baby bird destined to die?
The young bird escaped the clutches of an African harrier hawk only to get snapped up by the jaws of a crocodile.
Juan Geyser captured this tragic fate at Sunset Dam, near the Lower Sabie camp in the Kruger National Park.
The video starts with the hawk snatching a baby weaver bird from its nest. In what seems like a moment of good luck, the weaver falls out of the hawk's grasp and into the water.
But, as the weaver struggles to get out of the water, a crocodile eyes an easy snack and snatches it.
"In the blink of an eye, the weaver was gone as the croc swallowed him whole. I felt sorry for the bird but this was what we had come to see - wildlife in action,” Geyser told Latestsightings.com.