22:05 Mar 1, 2007 

Me too! Difficult to choose from all of these. I think one thing we can all agree on is that the crocodiles were happy to receive a meal!

21:46 Mar 1, 2007 

this gave me a (much needed) laugh this evening !

21:28 Mar 1, 2007 

Also I don't think my "finish off with relish" works - gives me the image of a croc squirting tomato ketchup on the animal before devouring it! Maybe that's just my imagination getting the better of me.

21:25 Mar 1, 2007 

Hi Álvaro: I think I see your point. The reason I considered using "finish off" was because the animals, depsite their best efforts to cross the rivers, couldn't make it (perhaps becuase they were weaker swimmers or just down to bad luck) and therefore were "finished off" by the crocs. As you mention, most are good swimmers and make it across successfully and relatively few are "snapped up" (thanks Carol). If only the parents had paid for their swimming lessons when they were young!!! :O)

20:58 Mar 1, 2007 

Adam, IMO you shouldn't use anything with "finish off". Hundreds of thousands of wildebeest manage to cross the Grumeti and Mara rivers, so "finish them off" is hardly adequate. :O) :O)