Top Moments Big Cats Facing Crocodiles
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00:00 When big cats get wet, they have to be more careful in the wild savannah
00:04 because there's always a creature waiting for them.
00:08 A crocodile.
00:10 Crocodiles wait for the right time to attack.
00:15 If the prey is further from 6 feet, they wait for prey to come closer to them.
00:27 They can wait underwater for 30 minutes.
00:34 If it's trying to hide from a threat, dive length may be longer than even an hour.
00:39 Can you see the crocodile on the screen?
00:41 Then it means that you're in that person.
00:44 Leave a comment down below if you can see the crocodile on the screen.
00:47 When prey gets in the range, the crocodile attacks with a burst of speed
00:53 and squeezes the prey with high pressure.
00:56 A crocodile's bite force is 3,700 psi.
01:00 That's a lot.
01:02 To understand it better, a tiger can generate a bite force of around 1,050 psi.
01:08 Besides this high bite force, they apply a special technique to kill the prey animal faster.
01:14 When they bite, they turn around themselves for several times.
01:18 This wildebeest herd is trying to drink water.
01:21 Without seeing that crocodile is coming quietly.
01:24 How sad.
01:26 But even trying to be more careful wouldn't work for them.
01:30 Let's explain it with this example.
01:32 While these impalas are trying to cool off under the hot sun,
01:37 they are not aware of the danger waiting for them.
01:39 These poor impalas' eyes were far from the water just a couple of centimeters.
01:45 But even it couldn't see that crocodile coming.
01:48 Crocodiles have developed their scenic sights for millions of years in the wild.
01:53 They do not let prey animals even notice they are approaching them.
01:57 Crocodiles have to eat a lot, at least one kilogram of meat per day.
02:02 They can spend a whole year without eating anything.
02:05 By the way, their stomach can take 30 kilograms of meat in it.
02:10 People know crocodiles as good swimmers.
02:13 Of course, they live underwater.
02:15 But there's an interesting fact that they are also good runners.
02:19 Crocodiles can run between 15 to 22 miles per hour.
02:23 And if you're wondering, an average human runs between 10 and 15 miles per hour.
02:29 But crocodiles can only manage short bursts of speed when coming out of the water
02:34 but cannot sustain this for long.
02:36 Crocodiles can swim at 15 to 18 miles per hour in short bursts.
02:43 It means that around three times as fast as the fastest human swimmers.
02:48 They're faster than Michael Phelps, basically.
02:50 When you compare big cats with crocodiles, who wins?
02:56 Big cats have a lot of strategies to take down crocodiles.
03:00 This big cat will hunt this crocodile professionally.
03:04 What do you see right now?
03:11 To clarify, a tiger is taking down a 14 feet long crocodile.
03:16 Bengal tigers are one of the most impressive predators that you can see in your whole life.
03:21 This huge creature can reach 10 feet from nose to tail,
03:25 standing three feet high at the shoulder.
03:28 An adult Bengal tiger weighs around 500 pounds.
03:33 We are talking about a huge creature.
03:35 And here, so for that unlucky crocodile.
03:39 This tiger, Mekali, was a famous tiger who lived in Rantambur National Park in India.
03:46 Probably if a lion or a tiger tries to fight with a crocodile underwater,
03:51 probably that cat would have a lower chance against the crocodile underwater.
03:56 Anyone doesn't want to get bitten by a crocodile.
03:59 This lion feels what's following.
04:01 Wants to get faster but doesn't work.
04:06 Probably she spent all her luck a few seconds ago.
04:10 But if we are talking about a fight on land,
04:13 then these big cats have a really really big chance to take down a crocodile.
04:18 Because big cats like lions, tigers or cheetahs
04:22 have developed numerous abilities to take down preys on the land.
04:26 They have strong jaws, powerful bodies.
04:30 So
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