Incredible moment zebra is swallowed whole by a monster crocodile among stunning scenes snapped in nature photo contest

THIS is the incredible moment a zebra is swallowed whole by a monster crocodile. The shocking snap is one of 10 beautiful scenes selected for a wildlife photography contest of Kenya’s serene Maasai Mara savannahs. mediadrumimages.com/MarkvanKintsA photographer captured the moment a croc snaps its jaws on a whole zebra[/caption] The huge reptile pokes its jaws out of the water with an entire bloodied zebra in its mouth moments before certain death. The waters are stained red and the zebra appears to kick its hooves and waggle its head in a last desperate attempt to break free. How the zebra was lured off land into the waters by the croc is unknown but it’s safe to say it didn’t stand a chance. The winning image of the action-packed competition series shows a similarly hopeless scenario where a lion pounces on a young hippopotamus. The lion is about the tear its teeth into the hippo’s chest as the photographer snaps their shutter. Most read in The Sun LET IT B Here's everything you can and can't do from tomorrow under Plan B Covid rules TV SHAKE-UP This Morning's Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary replaced from Friday's show HERE WE GO AGAIN PM triggers Plan B with WFH, jab passports & face mask rules within DAYS PRICE CUT Katie Price has hair extensions and nails removed as she faces Christmas in jail W-RAP LESSON I was fed up of my kids complaining I never buy them anything so showed them déjà VU Omicron could hospitalise 1,000-a-day, Sage warns as lockdown 'can't be ruled out' Another stunning photograph of the top 10 contenders of The Greatest Maasai Mara Photographers of the Year shows a lioness chasing a running wildebeest. The winner of this competition will win $10,000 (£8,500) and a five-night safari. “The Greatest Maasai Mara Photographers of the Year competition was started to raise funds for boots-on-the-ground conservation initiatives,” said the competition runners. “The best entries of each year will be exhibited at events across the globe raising further awareness of the Maasai Mara along with the incredible photographers who have captured it.” The Photographer of The Year will be decided from among fifty finalists. mediadrumimages.com/HarryCollinsA hippo’s last moments captured as a lion digs his teeth into its chest[/caption] mediadrumimages.com/PaoloTorchioA lioness chases after a wildebeest[/caption] mediadrumimages.com/AlistairSmitA lion and a wildebeest are neck and neck in fight to the death[/caption] mediadrumimages.com/RizJiwaA herd of a species of antelope called Topi graze in the mist[/caption] mediadrumimages.com/PaoloTorchioA trio of cheetahs claim a rock in the grasslands authoritatively[/caption] mediadrumimages.com/RodneyBursieThis stunning shot shows two elephants up close in minute detail[/caption] mediadrumimages.com/IvanGlaserThree impalas stand guard over the herd during a rainstorm[/caption] mediadrumimages.com/PhilippeHenrAnd in a more heart-warming shot, a female and male lion nuzzle up[/caption] mediadrumimages.com/JoseFragozoTwo giraffes in the rain were captured using the diffraction of light from a car window with an adapted lens[/caption]