What a hippo-crite! Bossy baby hippo chases a crocodile away but bites off more than it can chew when it tries the same with a Buffalo Rainer Marthe, 44, was amazed when a 'cheeky young hippo' appeared At Kruger National Park, South Africa, the calf started chasing crocodiles When it tried to square up to a Buffalo the calf lost its courage and ran away By Emer Scully Published: 13:44 BST, 16 April 2019 | Updated: 13:44 BST, 16 April 2019 Viewcomments This is the adorable moment an overly confident baby hippo faces up to snoozing crocodile. Rainer Marthe, 44, filmed the encounter between a hippo calf and the crocodile in Kruger National Park, South Africa. And after the hippo successfully scares the crocodile away it tries its luck on a much larger buffalo before it all becomes too scary and the hippo runs back to its mother. Rainer Marthe, 44, filmed the encounter between a hippo calf and the crocodile in Kruger National Park, South Africa After the hippo successfully scares the crocodile away it tries its luck on a much larger buffalo before it all becomes too scary and the hippo runs back to its mother At the start of the video the hippo approaches the crocodile, bares its gums and confidently lunges at the large reptile. And its tactics work as the crocodile appears to jump away from the hippo before escaping in to the water. The calf even follows the crocodile further in to the water near Sunset Dam as if to ensure it doesn't come back. The calf even follows the crocodile further in to the water near Sunset Dam as if to ensure it doesn't come back But a large buffalo doesn't seem to react the same way to the confident small hippo. This time when he bares his gums and lunges forward the buffalo lunges back. It is all too much for the calf as it swiftly turns around and runs back in to the safety of the water where his mother waits. Rainer told Latestsightings.com: 'We took Friends from Germany for a day into the Kruger. A large buffalo doesn't seem to react the same way to the confident small hippo. This time when he bares his gums and lunges forward the buffalo lunges back 'We entered through Phabeni Gate and slowly made our way down to Crocodile Bridge, where we stayed overnight just outside the gate. 'It was a rather quiet day, but we still enjoyed our time in the Park. 'Approaching Lower Sabie, we stopped for a quick coffee and then decided to park for a while at Sunset Dam. 'We thought there might be some action happening there because there were quite a lot of cars. 'As we were watching, many big crocodiles were lying in the sun on the bank. Suddenly, a cheeky young hippo came out of the water and started chasing the crocs around. 'It looked like he just wanted to play around a bit. It was just so funny to watch this youngster having some fun with the crocs. 'At the end, he decided to try his luck with a buffalo who came to drink at the dam. 'He seemed to approve of the buffalo but his luck turned on him as the buffalo chased him back into the water. He soon decided to go back to mommy. 'We've never seen a hippo getting so close to big crocodiles like that with no fear at all. It was a great sighting for us.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility