Tiger Predation

[WildWarlord]

@Spalea 

In addition,
My one friend contacted Subrat Mukherjee, former Field Director of Sundarbans, with 35 years of field experience.

My friend's question:
"Tigers swim for long distances in creeks and rivers, do crocodiles avoid them or they attack them? Do tiger fends away the croc or gets drowned?"

Subrat Mukherjee's Answer:
"They do exist and avoid each other. Tigers can not be drowned. They are not food of each other."



Note that my friend asked on the behaviour of tigers while encounter Saltwater Crocodiles in water.
Subrat says they both avoid each other (in water). Ok it makes sense/logical/intelligent for tigers to retreat to the nearby land if stalked by salties and avoid unneccesary battle (if there is otherwise tiger will defend itself). But why Salties usually avoid tigers in their own element? Reply