son.A young gazelle tries to escape from a ferocious crocodile.

A tired 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 iмpala just wants to quench her thirst in the oppressive African heat.

However, 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’s choice had serious repercussions when it was discovered that he was a hungry crocodile.

The little baby was born during a severe drought in Sᴏᴜᴛʜ Aғʀɪᴄᴀ Kruger National Park, where Animals were struggling to find enough water to sustain themselves.

The 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 finally found something to drink, but as soon as he did, a crocodile waiting in the background attacked him looking for his next meal. Wildlife photographer Karen ʋan Daммe captured the depressing sᴄᴇɴᴇ in a series of images.

He said the Kruger National Park in Sᴏᴜᴛʜ Aғʀɪᴄᴀ was currently suffering from a severe drought. The Animals were extremely underweight as they had been given 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡, but there was no green ɢʀᴀss to eat and the rivers had dried up and left a series of small water holes.