The Nile crocodile opened its jaws ready to catch any unfortunate creatures unlucky enough to swim into its territory. EASTERN AUSTRALIA: THE EXTRAORD
The Nile crocodile opened its jaws ready to catch any unfortunate creatures unlucky enough to swim into its territory. EASTERN AUSTRALIA: THE EXTRAORDINARY moment an enormous one-thousand-five-hundred-pound crocodile eats a SHARK has been captured on camera. In one photo, the Nile crocodile could be seen closing in on the 100-pound bull shark pup with its huge mouth open wide, ready to feast on its prey. In a second image, the reptile was pictured with the shark upside down between its jaws, unable to escape its grim fate. The once in a lifetime moment was captured by research scientist and photographer Mark Ziembicki (46) from North Queensland, Australia, during a recent visit to the east coast of Australia. According to Mark, the combination of the recent opening of the St Lucia estuary and excessive rainfall inland caused freshwater species to be washed downriver into saline coastal waters, leading to the unlikely meeting between the two apex predators - which happened just 60 feet away from where Mark was standing. Mark captured the images using a Canon 5D SLR camera with a 300mm lens. Crocodiles have the most powerful bite in the animal kingdom, with the Nile species? bite exerting a force eight times greater than that of a great white shark. / Mark Ziembicki
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