article_snippet: Rather than run from the hungry animal, Mr Tucker, 38, whipped out Mr Tucker .
article_snippet: As Mr Tucker stunning collection of photographs show, the animal changed the animal mind at the last minute, waddling off in search of food elsewhere as search of food elsewhere group's motorboat kicked in.
article_snippet: Closing in: the animal moved with 'astonishing' pace said Mr Tucker, a professional photographer in the area with his wife, Jacqueline .
article_snippet: The pictures will always remind we how lucky we were.'
article_snippet: Don't bother coming back: While Mr Tucker said Mr Tucker was glad to have been able to capture the encounter, Mr Tucker said the images remind Mr Tucker of how much danger the images were in at the time .
highlights_snippet: Mr Tucker, a photographer, whipped out his camera to capture the astonishing near-miss .