Predator vs Predator Fight Photos

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i lumped all of the photos into this thread in order to avoid posting so many ddiferent threads

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caracal with dik-dik

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it seems that elephants hate and will bully every carnivore in africa, the only one they actually fear is, of course, the lion

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huge size diiference between male lion and hippo

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this wolf pup was used as a bait for the eagle, unfortunately

i dont consider such pics "Animal cruelty", unlike some animal websites...banning such photos WILL ONLY HELP THE PERPETRATORS TO HIDE BEHIND THEIR CRIMES...

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Sstand-off between fox and eagle...both r equal, but the eagle often came out the victor

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dont know real or photoshopped

photoshooped~!!!

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Clash of the titans: the battle between a shark and a crocodile

It might not look like a much of a match ? a huge crocodile taking on what looks like a fish less than half its size.

But this is one of the most extraordinary photographs to have been 'snapped' in the north of Australia, for the creature in the crocodile's mouth is a bull shark ? one of the most feared predators of the sea.

Biting off more than he can chew? This crocodile is taking on a bull shark - one of the most feared predators of the sea
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* Australin spends a week in a tree to escape snapping crocodiles

While it looks small against a full-grown crocodile or beside the great white shark, one of the other killers of the ocean, the bull shark is responsible for numerous fatal attacks on humans around the world.

In fact, the great white has often been blamed for a deadly attack on a swimmer when the real culprit is a bull shark.

Which is why even feared salt-water crocodiles, which share river estuary waters with bull sharks in the Northern Territory, tend to keep their distance from them.

Three bull sharks were caught in a lake on the popular Queensland Gold Coast in 2003 after a swimmer was attacked and killed. And just last year a 21-year-old university student was killed by a bull shark on Queensland's Stradbroke Island.

But on this occasion, the 18ft crocodile decided to take on the shark, a creature reported by the respected National Geographical Society as being potentially more dangerous than even the notorious great white.

The two predators became locked in a deadly battle, watched by an astonished fisherman, Mr Indrek Urvet, who was fishing on the banks of the Northern Territory's Daly River.

A battle between a shark and a crocodile was a scene never witnessed before, but luckily Mr Urvet was ready to record the final stages of the clash with his camera.

Within minutes of his attention being caught by the flurry of water at the river mouth, he saw the croc swimming towards the river bank, the struggling shark wedged in its powerful jaws.

"It was quite a battle but you would have thought the croc, being much bigger, would have had things all its own way," he said.

"But the shark was snapping away and if it had got its teeth into the croc it would have turned quite differently." With its prey finally landed on the sandy river bank, the croc had to continue struggling to maintain superiority in the battle of the jaws.

Finally, the shark succumbed and the crocodile began to eat its well-earned lunch. But it started with the shark's tail first ? perhaps just in case the big fish had one final bite left.

A Northern Territory wildlife official said: "Sharks attack other fish and humans if they're unlucky. Crocs attack other animals and, yes, humans.

"But for a croc to attack a shark is something I've never heard of. These pictures are unique." Some experts have even suggested that the fearless bull shark had taken on the crocodile, before meeting its match.

Mr Mike Heithaus, a shark expert at Florida's International University in Biscayne Bay, said: "They are one of the few sharks that will tangle with prey that's the same size or even bigger than them.

"Most sharks only go after prey that's substantially smaller than they are." Bull sharks, known for their unpredictable and aggressive behaviour, can tolerate fresh water, which is why this particular creature was swimming around the mouth of the river.

The species is believed to have been responsible for the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 that were attributed to a great white and which inspired the Jaws movie.

As for the other predator, saltwater crocodiles are found throughout the waterways of the Northern Territory and their killer instincts are notorious.

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python vs alligator


another croc killing bullshark






Craig Van Lawick was aboard the commercial barramundi boat on the Wildman River, east of Darwin, in the Northern Territory when the crocodile started eating the shark. Photo: Icon Images/Newspix
Craig Van Lawick was aboard the commercial barramundi boat on the Wildman River, east of Darwin, in the Northern Territory when the crocodile started eating the shark.
Photo: Icon Images/Newspix

The 15ft saltwater crocodile began to eat the shark only metres from a boat of fisherman.

Craig Van Lawick was aboard the commercial barramundi boat on the Wildman River, east of Darwin, in the Northern Territory when the crocodile started eating the shark.

He said: "There was not a whole lot of sound. All we could hear was the crunching sound."

Mr Van Lawick added that he was unsure about the type of shark involved, saying it was eaten too quickly for him to work out.

Crocodiles have been spotted eating sharks in Australia on a number of occasions.

Last year an 8ft crocodile was photographed dragging a shark from the Daly River in the Northern Territory to finish its prey off on land.

And the year before a croc took on a deadly bull shark, responsible for numerous fatal attacks on humans around the world.

The saltwater crocodile is the largest of all living crocodiles and reptiles. It is found in suitable habitat throughout Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and surround waters.

They are among the most aggressive predators in the world and can grow up to 23 feet in length and weigh more than a tonne.

About a dozen people have been killed in crocodile attacks in Australia in the past 20 years.

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As we sat and watched the lions feeding we noticed that something was moving slowly toward the kill in the darkness to our left. It was a huge crocodile that had come up the steep bank from the nearby lagoon! It had obviously smelt the kill and wanted a share. We watched with fascination as it moved closer and closer wondering what the lions would do once it got there. Our thoughts were interrupted however by a loud splashing in the lagoon and turning the spotlight in that direction we saw a plucky young lioness come dripping out of the water onto the muddy bank. She had been on the other-side and in desperation to get some food, had swum across at least 20 metres of crocodile infested water! She was obviously known to the other females, as they had no problem with her joining them in the feast. We could see another two females on the opposite bank but neither of them were prepared to take the same risk and had to make do with staying put and salivating!

By now the crocodile had moved to within a few feet of the kill but the lions still seemed oblivious to its presence. Within a very short time the Puku was almost completely devoured and one by one the lions tore off a final chunk of meat and moved off into the darkness to savour it in peace. There was just the courageous young lioness left and the crocodile that had silently crept up to within inches of her.

There was a collective gasp from the car as the crocodile suddenly reared its head, opening its mouth wide and letting out a dreadful rasping hiss. For a second it looked as though it would clamp its toothy jaws onto the head of the lioness.

The lioness however stood its ground and merely snarled at the crocodile in a condescending manner before continuing to sniff around for any remaining tit bits. She was obviously not in the slightest bit concerned; despite the fact that the crocodile was easily five times her size and hungry. This was certainly one feisty young lioness! Once she had satisfied herself that all the meat was gone she wandered off at leisure into the darkness. The crocodile reluctantly returned to the water with a grumbling belly, leaving us in awe of the spectacular action that occurs so suddenly in the African bush!

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Lions had killed and were feeding on a young zebra on the shores of the dam and the croc was heading that way.
Dam kill
Alas he didn’t have it in him to chase the lions off and lurked nearby all the while, while the lions finished off the kill. These 5 lions are the youngsters that broke away from the Nduna pride with Manyari.
The lions went to drink at the dam after feeding but were not happy with that big croc lurking and hissed their displeasures at it before resting in the shade.

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On the night-drive yesterday we spotted four hungry females moving quickly down the Wafwa and obviously hunting. We didn’t have to follow them long before they focused on a large Puku antelope ram out in the open and immediately began to stalk it. Turning off the lights, so as not to interfere, we waited in the pitch-black night, straining our ears for any sound of the hunt. After a short wait there was a sudden rushing of feet, a muffled bleat and a thud. Quickly turning on the spotlight we saw that one of the lions had the ram by the throat and the others were running swiftly toward the action. They soon had the Puku subdued and didn’t waste anytime in beginning to feed. They were obviously very hungry and within minutes had devoured a large part of the animal, tearing off chunks of meat and gulping them down as fast as they could.

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As we sat and watched the lions feeding we noticed that something was moving slowly toward the kill in the darkness to our left. It was a huge crocodile that had come up the steep bank from the nearby lagoon! It had obviously smelt the kill and wanted a share. We watched with fascination as it moved closer and closer wondering what the lions would do once it got there. Our thoughts were interrupted however by a loud splashing in the lagoon and turning the spotlight in that direction we saw a plucky young lioness come dripping out of the water onto the muddy bank. She had been on the other-side and in desperation to get some food, had swum across at least 20 metres of crocodile infested water! She was obviously known to the other females, as they had no problem with her joining them in the feast. We could see another two females on the opposite bank but neither of them were prepared to take the same risk and had to make do with staying put and salivating!

By now the crocodile had moved to within a few feet of the kill but the lions still seemed oblivious to its presence. Within a very short time the Puku was almost completely devoured and one by one the lions tore off a final chunk of meat and moved off into the darkness to savour it in peace. There was just the courageous young lioness left and the crocodile that had silently crept up to within inches of her.

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There was a collective gasp from the car as the crocodile suddenly reared its head, opening its mouth wide and letting out a dreadful rasping hiss. For a second it looked as though it would clamp its toothy jaws onto the head of the lioness.

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The lioness however stood its ground and merely snarled at the crocodile in a condescending manner before continuing to sniff around for any remaining tit bits. She was obviously not in the slightest bit concerned; despite the fact that the crocodile was easily five times her size and hungry. This was certainly one feisty young lioness! Once she had satisfied herself that all the meat was gone she wandered off at leisure into the darkness. The crocodile reluctantly returned to the water with a grumbling belly, leaving us in awe of the spectacular action that occurs so suddenly in the African bush!