Crocodile and Big cats Interaction

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Quote:The Facebook post is basically an account back from 3 December 2016 hence the uploader shared the date. It's also worth mentioning that the Chinese post appears to be from a random poster whereas the Facebook one is from a person who witnessed this encounter.

The Facebook post was made in the year 2020, the account took place in 2016, closer to the date of 2017 which was shared on the Chinese forum, which was not by a random commenter since the name of the guide was, once again, mentioned in that post too, alluding that the photographer had likely made the post there first before sharing on Facebook.

Quote:The translation says nothing about the crocodile returning afterwards unless you believe they sat there for 1,5 hours on an empty road?

The translation states with clarity that the crocodile returned later on, since safaris can last hours it is not unlikely that they waited for a long time in the area to see if they could continue witnessing the event. Since the initial post from 2017 mentions that timeframe, whereas nowhere is it mentioned that the crocodile was killed, we have more reasons to believe that was the case.

Quote:You have the right to believe it still managed to escape after 1,5 hours but based on the account and two photos (notice the two photos are not the same), chances are the crocodile didn't survive. 

I'm not believing anything that wasn't shared before on the encounter likely by the photographer himself, the ones believing things that were never said are the ones claiming the crocodile died, perhaps try not to project.

Quote:The fact that the leopard didn't even subdue it but rather grabbed it tells me the crocodile got overpowered immediately. I also don't think either the leopard or crocodile can fight each other for 1,5 hours nor do I believe they stayed this long on the scene.

You have no evidence to suggest that the large crocodile was "quickly" overpowered, that is a wild guess coming from a biased perspective. The crocodile was clearly in a disadvantageous position from the beginning, it was inland which allowed the leopard to get a hold of it from the back as that was the easiest point to try to kill the crocodile. The crocodile is clearly fighting back throughout the whole process, which ended up in it coming victorious in the end.
Seeing as though the crocodile was considerably larger than the sizes leopards tackle, it is unlikely that it had any major injuries in the end, baring dehydration and stress caused by the area it was in. Rather than a fight this was more a failed hunting attempt on a crocodilian that was outside the range for the leopard to kill. Reply