These impressive carnivores are capable of reaching up to seven metres in length and weighing over 1,000 kilograms. At this size, they are capable of eating wild pigs, deer, kangaroos and even cattle or wild buffalo!
Kangaroos have few natural predators: Dingoes, humans, Wedge-tailed Eagles and, before their extermination, Tasmanian Tigers. Introduced carnivores, such as wild dogs and foxes prey on the young, and introduced herbivores compete with kangaroos for food.
Saltwater crocodiles mostly feed on fish but may also take turtles, birds and large land animals such as wallabies, dogs, pigs, horses, cows and buffalo. Freshwater crocs eat fish and small animals such as frogs, lizards, snakes, rats, bats, birds and insects.
In the wild, crocodiles eat insects, fish, small frogs, lizards, crustaceans and small mammals. In captivity, do not feed crocodiles chicken or beef only. Food needs to be chopped to a size that is easy to eat. Live food, such as fish and insects, can be placed in the water to encourage the crocodile to hunt.
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At this size, they are capable of eating wild pigs, deer, kangaroos and even cattle or wild buffalo!
Big cats like leopards and panthers sometimes kill and eat these big reptiles. Large snakes can also do a lot of damage to alligators and crocodiles.
Tiger Predators: Crocodile
A crocodile can eat a tiger if given the opportunity. While big cats aren't usually part of a croc's diet, they will eat anything if they are hungry enough.
The primary food source of small estuarine crocodiles is crustaceans and insects, whereas larger crocodiles feed less often and on bigger prey including mud crabs, birds, sea turtles, fish, flying foxes, dingoes, cats, dogs, pigs, buffalo, cattle and horses. They are also known to be cannibalistic.
Species involved in attacks
Attacks by saltwater crocodiles often occur in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Reviews indicate that at least half of all attacks by the Nile and saltwater crocodiles are fatal (in Australia, however, only about 25% of saltwater crocodile attacks are fatal).
The sprawling reserve has more than 2000 plant species and wildlife including saltwater crocodiles and turtles.
The dingo and wedge-tailed eagle are the natural enemies of the kangaroo. But humans are also an enemy of the kangaroo.
According to estimates, there are at least twice as many kangaroos in Australia as inhabitants – which would be a total of 50 million animals. While the country is certainly big enough, Australians' relationship with their national animal is one of the love-hate variety.
In conclusion, I think that the only animal a crocodile genuinely fears is the hippo. Smaller crocodiles may fear larger ones due to risk of cannibalism but that's pretty explainable. Animals that a crocodile may avoid due to unnecessary risk include elephants, lions, and rhinos.
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Fierce predators usually adhere to mutual respect since each can harm or even kill the other. Still, crocs and lions share some habitats, and a clash once in a while is inevitable. A crocodile may attack a lion that gets into the water, while lions may hunt and eat younger crocs.
"If they've got hold of you, poking the eyes is the only possible way you can fight back - they have thousands of years of instinct telling them this is the only vulnerable part of their body and they need to let go," Mr Cooper says.
There is one main weakness shared with all crocodilians. the muscles that open their jaws are relatively weak so that a pair of human hands or some duct tape can hold their jaws together.
Discarding scraps in the water may attract crocodiles. Feeding other aquatic wildlife such as ducks, fish and turtles also can attract crocodiles by attracting potential prey animals.
A crocodile would win a fight against an unarmed human.
An average crocodile that weighs 700 pounds and measures over 10 feet long is going to be too powerful for a human to overcome.
Lions are mammals and crocodiles are reptiles. Crocodiles are larger and heavier than lions. Lions and crocodiles are both apex predators that hunt other animals using ambush tactics. However, lions are faster than crocodiles on land.
In rare cases, individual crocodilians have been known to bond so strongly with people that they become playmates for years. For example, a man who rescued a crocodile that had been shot in the head became close friends with the animal. They happily played every day until the crocodile's death 20 years later.