Video of Crocodiles Tearing Apart a Zebra
Friday, April 10, 2009 at 11:12AM This video was taken just a couple of hours ago on one of the crossing points on the Mara River. It is pretty gruesome/uncensored nature.
Over the last few days the zebra have slowly been making there way out of the Mara Triangle and up North towards the Loita Plains. This was a group of twenty individuals who couldn't all decide to cross the river, which meant that some kept going back and forth. One fully grown male zebra wasn't so lucky and over thirty crocodiles enjoyed him for a feast.
From alive to nothing left took just over nine minutes - we've edited it to 1m56s.
At 18s and 22s it is possible to hear the facial bones being crushed.
At 36s one of the larger crocs starts a death roll to rip the head off the zebra.
Crocodiles Tear Apart a Zebra from Joseph Kimojino on Vimeo.
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Reader Comments (11)
I understand why you edited it, but I think the full version would be even more powerful. The edits tend to keep the viewer distant from the event and make it all seem less powerful ly brutal and awe-inspiring than it surely is in real time.
It would be great if we could put the full version up, but with our internet connection we pay for each Kb -this should be changing soon though when the under-sea internet cable reaches Kenya. So hopefully there will be a lot more videos coming from this corner of the world.
In the interim, you could always create a youtube channel to post some videos. This won't cost you anythign and might even raise you some income via advertising and donations.
I totally like the idea of an alternative to firewood and it would be awesome to spread the idea countrywide.Your effort is great!Keep up.
glad you guys get off on this stuff.. I'll give it a miss thanks if it's all the same to you.
can't help but feel very sorry for this young zebra. who the hell wants to die this way with so many powerful jaws ripping you apart and tearing your face off. the only two good things about this is the poor creature died fast and this zebra , though young, did live a free and wild life unlike so many of its cousins the domestic donkeys and other domestic animals.
i wonder if a human being torn off this way, would any of the views get off on this video? even though crocs too need to eat just to live, there must be some thing a bit off for those who get a kick seeing some animals being torn apart and out numbered. as we know, there are zoos in china where live cows, chickens and ducks are purchased by some tourists and their little kids so that the tourists can see these prey animals being torn apart and eaten by hungry lions and tigers. and we say the romans and their caesars were some sick and cruel puppies. we have not progressed much as species, have we?
I don't mind if people do not want to watch wildlife videos like this, but I don't see why they have to judge those who do.
It's an amazing video, gruesome yes, but it is also fascinating to watch how the crocodiles are able to tear apart their prey in this manner - I don't know of any other animal that does so in this way.
This video is gruesome, educational, unique and a great example of how nature works. To watch, learn, and understand how animals live, survive, and even die, cannot be a bad thing.
There are two sides to nature, and I don't think the side shown here needs to be censored from the public.
Thank you for posting the video. i hope the viewers are aware that the Mara river is drying up following massive destruction of its catchment area. we have to keep in mind that without the Mau forest getting restored, scenes like the one on the video will be lost and the Mara will not survive. Thanks William and Kimonjino for posting this video
we are parts of nature too remember. we are the human animals. so what's wrong with telling or examining the nature or the state of mind of those who enjoy someone else suffering or so called gruesome death. isn't gruesome death is a judgement too?
do we not judge those rape or murder? i am sure the murders and rapists too have good reasons and lessons for us to learn. other than humans,, i understand chimps too commit murder or mass murder against other troops. there are more than just two sides of nature. god has many faces.
Why would you justify your judgement of those who watch this video by associating them with rapists and murderers?
Great video, Kimojino, keep up the good work.