A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws. The hippo, half-submerged in a lake, spots the egret sitting on a branch in the water, but the lucky bird flies out of sight and off the lunch menu. British photographer David Driver captured the shot in Lake Mburo in Uganda, Africa. The 57-year-old, of Oakworth, West Yorkshire, says: ‘The egret managed to escape moments before the hippo got to him, and so the disappointed beast sank back under the water, clearly unimpressed!’.
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STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
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AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
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BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
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