The video captures the unfortunate antelope encountering not just one, but two natural enemies, leaving it with no chance of survival.
At the beginning of the video, the antelope is drinking water when suddenly a crocodile lunges out of the water and grabs its hind leg.
In a state of panic, the antelope desperately tries to jump to the shore while the crocodile uses all its strength to pull the prey into the water.
Fortunately for the antelope, the crocodile does not appear to be too large, so it lacks the power to submerge its prey. After a struggle, the antelope seizes a golden opportunity when the crocodile loosens its grip, allowing it to leap back onto the shore.
However, its luck does not last long, as just a few seconds after escaping the water, another predator suddenly appears – a leopard.
It turns out that the leopard had been lying in wait in the bushes for quite some time, anticipating that the antelope would make a dramatic escape from the crocodile.
Before the antelope can catch its breath, the leopard swiftly charges in and swiftly finishes off the antelope, much to the astonishment of onlookers.
The antelope that just escaped the crocodile falls into the hands of the leopard.
The Impala antelope is perhaps the herbivore with the most natural enemies, constantly being hunted by predators such as lions, leopards, wild dogs, hyenas, and crocodiles.
In exchange, they are endowed by nature with speed and agility, being considered one of the fastest herbivores on the African savannah. Some individuals can accelerate to nearly 100 km/h or maintain a speed of 48 km/h for several hours.
Very few predators can catch an antelope once it reaches its maximum speed. Moreover, during the chase, antelopes often change direction, making it difficult for predators to keep up.
Therefore, predators must approach the antelope at close range and launch a lightning-fast attack to catch it off guard.
Male antelopes typically have long, curved horns that help them defend themselves against predators. However, this weapon becomes useless when the antelope is surrounded or attacked unexpectedly from behind.
