This Giant River Otter had caught a fish and was busily eating it when a Cocoi Heron flew in and landed on an adjacent branch. The Heron edged his way down the branch and boldly stared the feeding otter right in the eye, poised for the snatch. One second later the Heron lunged at the fish, but failed to steal it. It caused the Otter to move off though with his vulnerable prize. When animals steal food from other animals it is known as kleptoparasitism. This was photographed in Brazil’s Pantanal.
Taken with Nikon D500 Nikkor 300mm f4 lens f4 1/1600 ISO 180
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