Juveniles: Small alligators are eaten by a variety of predators including raccoons, otters, wading birds, and fish; however, larger alligators may be their most significant predator. Adults: Cannibalism, intraspecific fighting, and hunting by humans are probably the most significant mortality factors.
Presently, illegal hunting and habitat destruction are the main threats to the crocodile population (Florida Museum of Natural History, n.d.). Habitat destruction occurs in different ways, but the main threat has been humans developing in crocodile habitat.
This was an extraordinary occurrence. It is not the first instance an elephant has been shown in the wild killing a crocodile. There have been times in the past when the crocodile overpowers a full-grown elephant.
Do Lions Eat Crocodiles? Lions eat crocodiles even though these are not their preferred meat source. A lion's diet comprises mainly land animals such as zebras, antelopes, buffaloes, and wildebeests. Another reason why crocs do not feature much in a lion's diet is that it is not easy to kill one.
Sabo could easily beat Crocodile in a fight.
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).
Tigers and crocodiles are both apex predators. Crocodiles are not the natural prey of tigers. However, there are isolated reports of large adult tigers being able to overpower a crocodile on land. Tigers may also work together to overcome a crocodile.
But despite their size and strength, there are animals that do prey on them. Man appears to be their biggest predator. 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.
In terms of the number of humans killed every year, mosquitos by far hold the record, being responsible for between 725,000 and 1,000,000 deaths annually. That is not to say these tiny insects set out to kill, however.
Green anacondas grow up to 17 feet long and live in the northern half of South America. They've never been observed eating a crocodilian, though they do share some territory with Orinoco crocodiles. Given their size, it's likely these behemoths could take on a crocodile, though they've never been documented doing so.
A hippo would win a fight against a crocodile. Although crocodiles are large, powerful creatures, they cannot kill a fully-grown hippo. Hippos are large, round animals that are much taller than crocodiles. The only place they would be vulnerable to attack is their legs.
Tragically, Europe has no natural crocodiles, outside of zoos at least – not because of primordial hunters but because the cooling planet caused a reptilian retreat to warmer climes, say scientists, following a massive review of data of climatic history and the entire known fossil record of crocodilians.
Size, defenses, and offensive capabilities will matter most in a fight between an unarmed human and a crocodile. On land, humans can outrun crocodiles, but in the water, crocodiles are considerably swifter.
Crocodiles will swallow their food whole if it's small enough but will use their powerful teeth and jaws to crush and break up larger prey or to splinter the hard outer shell of a crab or a turtle. Nile crocodiles like this one will eat buffaloes and occasionally people, although humans are not their natural prey.
Although confrontations between lions and crocodiles are said to be rare events, incidents of crocodiles attacking lions, and vice versa, have been captured on film before - though the big cats usually shy away from confronting them.
Crocodiles are simply too large and too powerful for a Komodo dragon to fight back against. One likely outcome would be the crocodile waiting for the Komodo dragon in the water and dragging it beneath the waves to suffer a brutal death.
A great white shark would win a fight against a saltwater crocodile. These deadly creatures are incredibly powerful, but the great white shark has an amazing advantage in the water. Not only would this animal probably notice the crocodile first, but it also has the speed to land a devastating attack.
Absolutely. Killer whales have speed and size on their side. Even though saltwater crocodiles are large and armored, they're not strong enough to fight off a killer whale. If orcas can kill great white sharks, they can kill saltwater crocodiles.
Though crocodiles and tigers do come in contact this is the first time that a crocodile has stalked and hunted a tiger in the mangroves. The tigress was aged about 8-10 years.