Crocodile and Big cats Interaction

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What comes to Bumi lions, I put here one quote.

I understand that text so, that probably these lions have killed a lot of crocodiles. Learning at some point how to do it and then becoming more and more confident. And here they found three large crocodiles in only two weeks time. So different people can speculate in many ways, but I personally see this pretty convincing and anyone can just guess how many crocodiles these lions have killed in reality during years. 

Someone can say, that ok, they killed only five. Fine, but if so then I disagree personally.

Here quote:

"“We first noticed this behaviour last year when we found two small crocodile carcasses, which had clearly been killed and eaten by lions," the lodge’s deputy general, Catherine Norton, told News24. “We thought it was an opportunistic kill and was unlikely to be repeated." 


But that assumption proved incorrect. According to the team at the lodge, the pair has now killed as many as three large crocs over the past two weeks. And although an actual kill hasn’t yet been witnessed, the lions appear to be working together while taking down their massive prey: one brother distracts, while the other quite literally goes for the jugular.  

“We think that it is learned behaviour,” says Norton. “When you think about it, killing a crocodile which could well be half asleep dozing in the sun is a lot simpler than stalking and chasing after an alert and nimble antelope."
Strange as this feeding choice might be, Norton adds, it has nothing to do with a shortage of the cats' usual prey – buffalo, kudu and impala are all in healthy supply in the area. At the end of the day, what we're most likely seeing is simply a couple of crafty lions making life just a little bit easier on themselves. "

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/predator-vs-prey/lions-team-up-for-some-crocodile-hunting-in-zimbabwe/ Reply