Revenge of the Water Buffalo
Lions ambush buffalo family…
Lions catch baby buffalo…
Lions begin to eat baby buffalo…
Crocodiles steal baby buffalo from lions…
Lions steal back baby buffalo from crocodiles…
Baby buffalo’s extended family seek revenge on lions…
Lions get pwned…
Baby buffalo is rescued…
Don’t believe me?
Robo Croc: The future of jaw enforcement
On a lonely road in Florida keys last year a crocodile had the misfortune of having its head run over by a rather large vehicle (probably granny’s SUV). Subsequently, it’s snout was crushed, and being unable to move it’s jaw, the ‘poor’ animal hadn’t eaten for months.
Enter Douglas Mader, of Marathon Veterinary Hospital… the saviour of the croc and the creator of Robocroc.
Mader reconstructed the giant reptiles face by placed four metal rods down the length of it’s skull and securing them with forty-one metal screws, drilled into its hide, keeping the skull and snout together.
An unfortunate crocodile comes between a car and the road, the vet who saved it becomes a hero and the croc will probably have a lucrative future in horror movies.
I wonder if Robocroc would have received such royal treatment if it was discovered that he had been hit while taking a leisurely after-dinner stroll… the dinner being someone’s little girl?
Giant Monster Maneaters!
I’ve always been fascinated by Great White sharks, but have only just realised that Jaws is not the largest nor most dangerous water dwelling man-eater.
According to Wikipedia, the largest recorded crocodile is a giant saltwater crocodile measured at 8.6 metres and 1,352 kilograms shot in Queensland Australia in 1957. The largest living crocodile documented is a 7.1 metres long, in Orissa, India. It lives in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and in June 2006, was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Lifesized replica of crocodile killed in 1957
A crocodile exists today that is at least 6.1 metres long. It has been responsible for 300 human deaths, and has allegedly eaten an entire adult hippopotamus. Nicknamed ‘Gustav’, it lives along the Ruzizi river in Africa. The most recent sighting was in April 2007.
Crocodiles are adept at learning and memorizing routines, such as the location of nearby campers or the routes of travellers.
Crocodiles can slow their metabolism to such an extent that a tree with an intruder hiding in its branches may be guarded continuously for several weeks, without breaks for food.
There is a sensitive flap in a crocodile’s throat, known as the ‘glottis’ which they use for breathing. As a result, forcing the arm into the roat may encourage release, although this may instead lead to the arm being severed.
Sweet dreams 
