A battle for the ages.
Wildlife photographer Marc Mol captured the extraordinary moment around 140 crocodiles stood down a herd of hippos.
Mol took the pictures during a microlight flight over the Luangwa River in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park.
The pictures appear to have been taken in November 2011 but were uploaded online on Monday.
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The pictures show a dead hippo on the edge of the river surrounded by the crocodiles.
Marc Mol/Mercury Press
The herd of hippos appears to consider approaching the scene before backing away.
Marc Mol/Mercury Press
“I was up in a helicopter above the river in the early hours of the morning and my pilot John Coppinger and I saw around 100 crocodiles feasting on a dead hippo,” Mol said.
Marc Mol/Mercury Press
