Park rangers in Zambia have come across a dead elephant lying on top of an equally dead crocodile.

赞比亚的公园管理员偶然发现一头大象的尸体躺在一只同样死去的鳄鱼身上。

The macabre and bizarre scene was discovered in South Luangwa National Park, in the landlocked African nation's northeast.

这个令人毛骨悚然的奇异景象是在这个非洲内陆国家东北部的南卢安瓜国家公园发现的。

"Our guide Andrew and his guests found a dead elephant, and when looking closer, found a dead crocodile underneath it," the park said on its Facebook page.

公园在其facebook页面上说：“我们的导游安德鲁和他的客人发现了一头死大象，当他们走近仔细看的时候，发现下面有一条鳄鱼的尸体。”

Park authorities suspect there wasn't a battle between them.

公园管理部门怀疑他们之间没有战斗。

"They suspect the elephant was injured and the croc was following it, when the elephant collapsed while trying to climb the bank of the river, squashing the croc," the park said. "Very strange. The park authorities didn't find any trace of human foul play in regards to the elephant's death."

公园说：“我们怀疑先是大象受伤了，鳄鱼也跟着它，这时大象在试图爬上河岸时倒下了，压扁了鳄鱼。非常奇怪。公园当局也没有发现任何与大象死亡有关的人类谋杀的痕迹。”

This view was backed up by Crocodile Research Coalition co-founder Marisa Tellez, who told LiveScience it's unlikely a crocodile would try to take on an elephant.

这一观点得到了鳄鱼研究联盟(鳄鱼研究联盟)联合创始人玛丽莎·泰勒兹(marisa tellez)的支持，她告诉《生活科学》(livescience)，鳄鱼不太可能试图与大象较量。

"That seems like a lot of work for a smaller predator, and not in its favour. Of course, you will always have more bold individuals that will take more than they bargained for."

“对于体型较小的掠食者来说，这似乎是一项艰巨的任务，而且对它们不利。当然，你总会遇到一些更勇敢的人，他们会接受比他们预想的更多的东西。”

There was one big winner in the tragedy, however.

然而，这场悲剧中有一个大赢家。

"All this made for a huge and happy meal for dozens of vultures," the park said.

公园表示:“所有这些都为数十只秃鹫提供了一顿丰盛的快乐大餐。”