Two Kenyan men have been lauded for saving a baby giraffe from the jaws of a crocodile and the raging waters of the Ewaso Ngiro River by Wildlife Direct.
In a photo that has since won an award, two men are seen in the river, trying their best to save the baby giraffe from the jaws of death.
While narrating the story behind the image, Mike Lesiil stated that the giraffe's hind legs had been lodged in the jaws of a crocodile, when he and his friend Jelly Lolojo, decided to help it.
"I asked Jelly, who was driving at the time, how we could rescue the giraffe. We crossed to the other side of the river to look for assistance and with the help of a ranger, we went into the raging waters to rescue the baby giraffe," he narrated.
Lesiil added that he held the giraffe's front legs and tried to pull it away from the jaws of the crocodile.
"I used my blade which I tied to a stick to scare the crocodiles away. The giraffe’s mother was standing nearby waiting for her baby.
"For the giraffe mom to accept her child, I covered the baby giraffe with soil and the mother giraffe accepted her baby back," he added.
Jelly Lolojo, the photographer of the award-winning photo, on the other hand, stated that he was so impressed by Lessil's courage and decided to immortalise the moment.
"He is a very brave warrior and is passionate about wildlife. I was very worried about him while he was rescuing the baby giraffe because the river has crocodiles," Lolojo stated.
The image has since won in the Wildlife Warriors nature’s treasures photo competition on the theme of humans helping nature
70 photographs had been submitted by 27 different photographers. The three best photos captured the themes of; planting trees, rescuing wildlife, and cleaning up rivers.
