Saltwater Crocodile - Data, Pictures and Videos

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(11-08-2019, 08:39 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(11-08-2019, 10:51 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote: In the ocean, the crocodile has to watch out for large sharks (especially great whites) and orcas (killer whales), but considering that even saltwater crocs and great whites are outsized and at least potentially threatened by orcas, which form packs for fighting and hunting like lions and wolves would on land, what would happen if a pod of orcas came across a group of sharks and crocs that manage to coexist peacefully? Would the crocs and sharks bond together to tackle their common rival or enemy?

Part of the consideration here is what happens when Nile crocodiles (the 2nd biggest species) outnumber their bigger rivals the hippos: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-nile-cr...5#pid94205

First of all, the video of the crocs "attacking" the hippos is fake, in fact we can see that is a series of different films and the guy of the channel "Life of Crocodile" (which is obviously a Croc "fan") is critiziced in the comments. I also remember that the baby hippo was injured by other hippos, not by the crocodiles and the dead animal at the end of the video was already dead, probably killed by other hippo, the crocs did not killed him they are just scavenging the carcase.

Second, the link on the images is also incorrect and very sensacionalist. The crocs did not killed that hippo, the hippo was already dead, you can see it by the color of of the carcase. The other hippos are separated from the group of crocs because they are eating and are very aggresive in that moment. So, the crocs did not killed the hippo, probably it died of other circunstances, but is true that no hippo will challenge that group of crocs eating, it make no sense to them to pick a futile fight agains a group of animals that can kills you, specially when the other members of your group are not interested.

Third, a group of orcas is not the same as a group of hippos, that is a completelly different level. Crocs do not hunt in group, the same is with the white sharks, they may congregate in a kill but they behaviour is individualistic as each one search its food and don't care for the other ones. Is imposible for a white shark and a croc to stay together against a group of orcas, in fact, probably both will be death agains a pod of one of the smartest animals on Earth. Reply