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world1 month ago•7 min saved

Osama the Crocodile: 83 Fatal Attacks in a Ugandan Fishing Village

A 16-foot Nile crocodile named Osama terrorized Luganga village near Lake Victoria, Uganda, killing 83 people between 1991 and 2005 by capsizing boats and dragging victims from the water; after a week-long stakeout, officials captured him alive in 2005 and he was sent to a crocodile farm, underscoring Nile crocs’ status as highly dangerous opportunistic predators.

via A-Z Animals|

#crocodile-attacks #luganga-village #nile-crocodile

wildlife2 years ago•2 min saved

Gigantic Crocodile Outruns and Captures World's Fastest Land Animal.

A video captured a Nile crocodile attacking and killing a cheetah at a watering hole. Nile crocodiles are stealthy ambush predators that can lunge several times their own body length. They eat almost anything that moves and can eat up to 20% of their own body weight in one sitting. The crocodile's attack on the cheetah was a fatal bite to the neck, followed by drowning and dismemberment.

via msnNOW|

#ambush-predator #cheetah #hunting