Snapper, Clifford Knight, captured the epic moment on camera during a trip to Kenya. The photographer said:
"I noticed a small family of three Thompson's gazelles on the bank. They nervously came down to drink, when one of the females suddenly decided she wanted to cross and boldly led the way. As she got into the deeper water she realised a huge crocodile was powering through the water towards her.
"She franticly leapt and plunged, struggling her way forwards against the current in a bid to race it to the shore and safety.
"She won by the narrowest of margins but the male who had nervously followed her across the treacherous river was now right in the path of the predator.
"There was no escape as he leapt straight into the jaws of the colossal and ruthless beast.
"It was heart-wrenching to listen to his frantic cries of distress and hear the sound of his bones crunching as the jaws closed down on him, especially as it seemed as though his eyes were looking directly at me, as if pleading for help, he photographer explained
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