Crocodiles are pretty scary animals, and you certainly wouldn't want to cross them.
Their mouths are massive, their teeth are sharp and you'd just generally not want to be a zebra, whom they often prey on.
However, not all zerbas have bollocks as big as this fellas.
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He was making his way across the Mara River at the Maasai Mara National Reserve while a sly croc was lying in wait.
When the croc jumped up to take a chunk out of old Stripey, he bit back and began to get the better of him.
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South African photographer Nelis Wolmarans caught the scenes on camera, and then described the event.
"One crocodile showed interest, followed by several others, swimming up to a single zebra making its way across the river. They approached it from behind, and started the attack. The zebra fought hard, almost making it out the other side, when it was grabbed and dragged back into the river. The zebra was still fighting, and tried to bite the crocodiles back. It somehow miraculously managed to free itself from their jaws, and escaped to the other side of the river - but not without injury," he said.
The zebra almost made it out of the scuffle unscathed, but unfortunately suffered a broken leg.
Much is the tenacity of our mate Stripey, he rested it for a bit, shrugged it off, and was then on his way.
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What only kills you makes you stronger, Stripey.
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