Photo of the Week: We captured these scary animal encounters

A crocodile, zombie parasites, and a bear we thought was in hibernation. Yikes! [OUR BEST ELEPHANT PHOTOS]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [OUR BEST ELEPHANT PHOTOS]( [National Geographic]( [PHOTO OF THE WEEK]( Each week, we choose a striking image to highlight. Today’s top photo captures a very scary close encounter with a [crocodile](. Plus, surviving [a charging bear]( in a cave — and braving [zombie parasites](. [a crocodile swimming up behind a diver who is turned the other way]( PHOTOGRAPH BY [DAVID DOUBILET]( Who’s that behind you? Nat Geo Explorer Jennifer Hayes was taking images when a sizable crocodile was advancing. Her husband, fellow Explorer David Doubilet, warned her via air bubbles. Jen got the message—and tried to stay calm while David took this image. [Jen got her own close-up too.]( [SEE THE IMAGES]( Look: [More photos from a career spent underwater]( [ZOMBIE PARASITES? YEP!]( [A parasite crawls out of a cricket's belly]( PHOTOGRAPH BY [ANAND VARMA]( [LOOK: The ‘hidden’ animals around us]( At 14, Anand Varma got an early work permit to take a job at the aquarium store. Practically since then, the Nat Geo Explorer and science photographer has been striving to show us and make us care about tiny animals that go beyond our notice. [See his hidden wonders.]( [INSIDE THIS HIDDEN WORLD]( Watch: [See Anand’s work in the latest episode of Nat Geo’s Photographer, on Disney+]( [LAST GLIMPSE]( [a bear in a narrow cave.]( PHOTOGRAPH BY [COREY ARNOLD]( [We thought this bear was out cold. Whoops!]( Changing the radio collar on a 350-pound hibernating bear should have been a routine task—if he'd been sleeping soundly. [SEE WHAT HAPPENED]( Bonus for World Elephant Day: [See our best elephant photos]( Like what you see? Make sure to [sign up here]( to get next week’s Photo of the Week [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [IG]( [YouTube]( Clicking on the Facebook, Instagram, and National Geographic Channel links will take you away from our National Geographic Partners site where different terms of use and privacy policy apply. This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. This email contains an advertisement from: National Geographic | 1145 17th Street, N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 [Stop all types of future commercial]( email from National Geographic regarding its products, services, or experiences. [Manage all email preferences]( with the Walt Disney Family of Companies. © 2024 National Geographic Partners, LLC, All rights reserved. {LITMUS TRACKING PIXEL}