Crocodile Tries Taking Down 5 Elephants
Үй жануарлары мен аңдар
A crocodile was caught outright targeting a herd of elephants multiple times... This was nothing more than an irritation for the herd until the crocodile managed to grab one by the nose!
Send in your wildlife video here, and earn money: latestsightings.com/film-earn
Africam, well-known for their live cameras all over Africa, captured this footage from multiple sightings on one of their Dam Cams in Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, and shared the footage with Latest Sightings.
Even as babies, elephants tend to be bigger than the typical crocodile’s prey. From the footage, we can also see that the croc would challenge some of the biggest elephants in the herd, so this wasn’t about food.
Elephants can drink well over 200 litres of water a day and are always on the lookout for the cleanest water sources. This waterhole overlooking the Zambezi National Park is the perfect spot for them, which is probably why they kept returning, even after a few encounters with the elephant-hating crocodile.
The interactions led to nothing more than a few light-hearted frights in the beginning. However, this crocodile was persistent. Every time the herd came for a drink, it would make its way toward them and wait in stealth for an opportunity to strike.
It really seemed that the crocodile had some sort of resentment towards elephants. Something that we’ve never seen before.
One morning, the herd decided to go for a drink again. The smallest of the elies drank from the little stream, while the adults went straight for the waterhole. Lo and behold, the crocodile was waiting for them again, but this time it was different...
The crocodile was in full stealth mode, and out of all the space available, one of the elephants decided to drink right next to the crocodile's trap!
The crocodile waited patiently, letting the elephant take a sip. Then, as soon as the elephant came in for another, the crocodile snapped as hard as it could, grabbing the very tip of the elephant’s trunk.
The elephant let out the loudest scream from the pain, then immediately pulled back. The crocodile had finally gotten one of the elephants. The bite was so strong, and with the crocodile being too stubborn to let go, the elephant was forced to drag the crocodile out of the water, hanging by its trunk.
Yet, still, the crocodile refused to let go. The rest of the herd scattered at this point, and in a move of desperation, the elephant shook its head around, flinging the crocodile like a ragdoll, eventually forcing the croc to let go.
The elephant ran off as quickly as it could, and the crocodile made its way slowly back into the water as if nothing had happened, waiting for more elephants to come its way.
To license the footage:
Contact@LatestSightings.com
Snapchat: LatestSightings
Twitter & Instagram: @LatestKruger
For live wildlife sightings in the Kruger National Park: www.latestsightings.com/
And like our Facebook page for great sightings and photos: / latestsightingskruger
Subscribe to us on KZread: / latestsightings
Пікірлер: 435
This crocodile has big dreams.
@bigcat4376
25 күн бұрын
That's Right 😂
@ilovesmoky5118
25 күн бұрын
I have a dream 😅😂
@elke9499
25 күн бұрын
It is thinking ellie size steaks pls
@JesterOfDestiny
25 күн бұрын
Or possibly babies it's trying to protect.
@speedyme200
25 күн бұрын
In its dreams
its the elephant equivalent to stepping on a lego or stubbing your toe
@MajesticHF
25 күн бұрын
hitting your shin
@JFLTX
25 күн бұрын
Idk, the trunk can really get f'd up by a crocodile bite
@lucidcactus2541
25 күн бұрын
I think it’s like stepping on a piece of glass because I’m sure that bite still hurts like hell especially on the trunk.
@Predation_records
25 күн бұрын
Except that this lego can kill calves and injure adult elephants
@MadisonHarvill
25 күн бұрын
More like the equivalent of getting bit by a small dog
elephant: let s change water hole, too many mosquitos here
@onebashman2808
15 күн бұрын
That's a very powerful mosquito.
@juniorhernandez3347
7 күн бұрын
You ever screamed in agony and out of fear when a mosquito bit you on the nose? How about after the fact you ever continued to scream because the pain still hurts? What a crap comparison. Liked by 7 year olds that just see how massive an elephant is.
@jm-qm8if
2 күн бұрын
@@onebashman2808not powerful than the tusker
@jm-qm8if
2 күн бұрын
@@juniorhernandez3347 crocodile is also massive and in water, it has the advantage but on land, a fully grown elephant is more powerful
@juniorhernandez3347
Күн бұрын
@@jm-qm8if that water was not shallow enough for it to be a major advantage. The elephant if it knew how still could have trampled the croc in the water. Then if a few others would have joined it would have been no contest but they kinda just sat there perplexed.
He REALLY wants to leave a legacy that other crocs will talk about forever🤣🤣🤣
@brandonjackson3641
24 күн бұрын
Lmao😂😂😂
@ForestAnimalsusa
12 күн бұрын
He almost couldn't get into the water
Trying to keep elephants from their water source is an easy way to get turned into croc fashion accessories.
@brandonjackson3641
24 күн бұрын
Right lol😂😂
@Termsandconditions1234
22 күн бұрын
Lol😂😂
@MalacodaJ
22 күн бұрын
So funny i forgot to laugh
@privatecitizenguy2640
19 күн бұрын
@@MalacodaJbut you sure didn’t forget to comment like a child would.
@MalacodaJ
18 күн бұрын
@@privatecitizenguy2640 do i look like a child
1:53 lol @ the one elephant who does not even flinch and stays in the water looking at the croc like “come at me bro” 😆
@wassep965
25 күн бұрын
That elephant could not look at the crocodile because it was too dark for their eyes. The image you see is taken with a nightvision camera. Continue watching and you can clearly see the elephant didnt notice the crocodile until it was next to him and he got scared.
@JCfromDC2
23 күн бұрын
Yeah, really!!!
@BorisKOUKA
22 күн бұрын
@@wassep965well I guess it's the matriarch. The older female elephant 🐘. Who's standing against the danger to protect her herd. There are few big other elephants in this pack adopting the front facing danger the time to let other weaker elephants to flee. But u are right. She can't see the danger. But she will remember. Avoiding the place or coming carefully during the day and kill thoses Croc if they still doesn't behave
@Balta454
22 күн бұрын
Apparently, this crocodile managed to scare the elephants once, and now he is improving his skills.
@ChathurikaSandamali-dt6ck
22 күн бұрын
@@JCfromDC2jim 7ujkyah1l😊
Croc: "Stay out of my swamp!"
@goldeneagle99
25 күн бұрын
Shrek croc 😂
@thomashninan3825
25 күн бұрын
Elephant: where is your name written
@jpr1845
25 күн бұрын
Elephant Back With ~ "Ahhhh, I'm Our Planets Largest Land Animal, Soooo I Don't Think So" 🐘💙🐘🩵🐘✌️🐘😁🐘
@pazo321
25 күн бұрын
greedy croc...lmao
@brian7333
24 күн бұрын
Elephant: "Your swamp? What a crock!"
Imagine how'd you feel if someone started drinking your home away.
@_VC._
25 күн бұрын
💀
@majorbriggs8876
25 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@gautam0113
25 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@gautam0113
25 күн бұрын
Very underrated comment 💯
@trappersurge6364
25 күн бұрын
Astute observation, lol
Croc is either delusional or had a territory beef with elephants disturbing his pond. I'm betting on the latter, from how he was attacking and harassing them.
That croc has the heart of a honey badger.
Apparently a croc can still cause life threatening injuries to an elephant if they manage to damage the trunk, so the elephant has still got to be careful
@undeadking420
24 күн бұрын
Yea, elephants will struggle trying to live without their trunks in the wild
@soramirez5473
4 күн бұрын
they lift trees with their trunks. they can lift that croc up with their trunk. videos on youtube. im sure they are alright
@DavidL1986
4 күн бұрын
@@soramirez5473 but remember a croc has one of the biggest bite pressures and can death roll... I think its better just not to risk it. I know the majority of the time it probably wouldnt be a problem, but it only takes that 1 time
@soramirez5473
4 күн бұрын
@@DavidL1986 there is ALREADY a video of a croc biting an elephants trunk. the elephant lifted the croc completely out of water, dumped it back down and stuck the crock with its tusk.. apparently, the elephants trunk can lift a 1000 lbs croc out of water like nothing.. check it out, its on youtube..
@r1reis
18 сағат бұрын
@@soramirez5473 but being able to lift something isn’t the same thing as withstanding a bite from that thing. i can list a dog up easily, doesn’t mean their bite wouldn’t be able to damage my hands or arm beyond repair
Moves a lot slower after being stomped on by the elephant!
I’m guessing this crocodile was territorial of its water hole, and not necessarily hunting the elephants. It’s crazy that it was able to put the entire herd on edge and not have them all gang up on it.
@ducestat06savage99
25 күн бұрын
They got lucky they didn't cause that's what happens in most cases
@rafaeloyarzun6337
24 күн бұрын
In the Channel Africam you can actually see the Crocodile pulling off something like this in multiple ocassions, possibly with multiple Elephant herds, it is very impressive.
The croc is like my mum, when I try to take the self-made cookies before christmas.
crocs must have poor vision not seeing what is attached to this dangling meat
@willek1335
25 күн бұрын
He has excellent vision of someone drinking away his home.
@dawnlee866
24 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
Elephants are dangerous when threatened. They’re strong.
That's a gangsta Croc 😎 👏 💪🏾 Poor elephants just trying to drink and the Croc just trying to survive
Fantastic filming thanks for Sharing, watched 3 times 👏👏👏
The first footage showed like the crocodile got hurt. It limped very slowly into the pond.
@michaelsteven1090
25 күн бұрын
Yea Im sure the teeth cut right through the trunk causing infection etc, I’m surprised the elephants don’t protect themselves.
@MissDookiee
25 күн бұрын
@@michaelsteven1090the crocodile was more hurt lol lets be honest lol
@willek1335
25 күн бұрын
Crocs have low metabolism, so moving slowly in and of itself doesn't necessarily mean a lot.
@Predation_records
25 күн бұрын
Its normal for crocodiles to move slowly
@michaelsteven1090
25 күн бұрын
@@MissDookiee Where?..They never touched the croc..I'm sure the ellies trunk was cut up yet they did nothing to stop the croc..very surprising for such large animals.
I am pretty sure this croc smoked the same stuff a lioness smoked 4 years ago. Just type "One Lioness Tries to Hunt Elephant" in the search bar.
@samspade4703
22 күн бұрын
Anthropogenic activities are likely creating higher pressures and extreme desperation in habitats.
@vblackwell3347
19 күн бұрын
That! 😢
"Get out my swamp" 🐊 😂
Crocodiles look at other animals and even human as food. doesn't matter how big or how strong is the animal. Love them
Good attempt at a re-enactment of "How the Elephant Got Its Trunk." Or I guess an even longer trunk in this case.
Elephants can lose their trunks when crocodiles bite them
@undeadking420
24 күн бұрын
No shit sherlock
Can’t even get a drink in peace.
Those elephants will never forget that
@Gaia_Seraphina
Күн бұрын
The croc counts on this and hopes they'll never come to it's pond.
@panchobeltran5936
Күн бұрын
@@Gaia_Seraphina Naaah. The croc were playing with fire here. A croc won't stand a chance against giant furious elephants.
We need to talk about the elephant in the room.
If anyone ever wondered like I do why animals can drink standing dirty water like this and not get sick.. it’s because they drink it so often they have built in immunity to the bacteria and parasites n stuff in them, n some animals digestive tracts are so short the water passes by n out so fast that the harmful stuff doesn’t have time to do harm so yea.. just in case anyone else was wondering😊
@RichardHail-jv3zf
25 күн бұрын
Interesting info. Thanks for sharing 👍🏾
@StarvingGecko
25 күн бұрын
Elephants also try to skim the top of the water and try not to disturb the underlying sediment where the more harmful stuff might be.
@gerrywhelan5761
25 күн бұрын
Well some animals consume much more deadly stuff than muddy water, like rotten meat, and without any problems, also just imagine the toxic stuff rats live in and consume in sewers, muddy swamp water has nothing on those toxic things.
@thomasneal9291
23 күн бұрын
this is 100% inaccurate. Elephants get parasites from water filled with parasites, just like any human would. If this was your only source of drinking water, the infections and parasites would make your life much shorter, just like it does theirs. Really really. hundreds of thousands of people die every year because they only have access to water of poor quality like this. And elephants have to deal with the parasites in the same exact way. Everything you said was complete BS.
@gragglenotz
23 күн бұрын
Like when I eat Taco Bell.
That Nile Crocodile is basically not afraid of anything.
@devincampbell5007
25 күн бұрын
Except for hippos.
Pretty sure the poor croc got somewhat crushed by the first one. Like how Mum just kept baby 🐘 away from that area. 🐊
All the elephants should’ve just started jumping in the water lol
Crocs can’t mess with the king of the jungle 🐘
@undeadking420
24 күн бұрын
It's not a jungle, doofus, also that title belongs to the lion, not the elephant
@mikel.5414
24 күн бұрын
@@undeadking420 I’m mocking the delusional lion fangirls like you who think lions are kings when in reality elephants punk them all the time
@mikel.5414
24 күн бұрын
@@undeadking420 lone elephants scare lion prides while a lion needs help attacking a elephant calf
@mikel.5414
24 күн бұрын
@@undeadking420 it’s obvious who the real king is. It’s ok if you want to live in your little fantasy Disney land and think it’s the lion though
@franciskisembo6450
23 күн бұрын
Yeah the crocs sure know who the real King of Beasts- Lion
Croc really said "Nah, I'd Win"
@undeadking420
24 күн бұрын
cringe
@Pstalos102
24 күн бұрын
@@undeadking420 no u
@hypsilophodon5817
4 күн бұрын
@@undeadking420"errmm it's cringe. I am undeadking420 am so quirky and the edge lord" 🤓🤓🤓
The crocodile thought he was him 😂
These elephants got spooked. I've seen examples of this not going well for the croc.
Crocodile was determined to kill one for being famous!!
@JustAnAtheist
25 күн бұрын
🤣
Croc: stay away from my backyard and dont dare to come over again
Crocodile: I got your nose!
Definition of biting off more than you can chew. 🐊
very ambitious
The croc must’ve smoked some strong weed, its hallucination is bad😂.
That must’ve hurt having your nose a bit by a crocodile
Once you get step on by a elephant you tend to move very slowly
First time I've seen a prey drag a croc out of the water.
That Crocodile taking the meaning of a 'trunk call' quite literally.
@HarryHikepants
22 күн бұрын
And listening to Fleetwood Mac 'Tusk' on Spotify.
Scary. Elephants have lost trunks from Crocodiles.
Elephant's are the real king of the jungle
That crocodile is the honey badger of reptiles
Hyena attacks on lions, particularly lion cubs or isolated individuals, are examples of the complex and often hostile interactions between these two apex predators.
Nature kicks so much ass. That last clip the croc was like "get outta hereee"
When you are hungry and there is no sugar in your blood, and someone give you a motivation 😂
This is the same mood as finding spiders crawling on you at night.
@1vAn321
19 күн бұрын
Id freak the fuck out if there was spiders on me at night
One needs to be careful when they poke their nose into another's business. 😉
@undeadking420
24 күн бұрын
cringe
@urekmazino6800
23 күн бұрын
@@undeadking420cringe
That croc must be part Chihuahua.
I'm convinced crocs aren't scared of a single thing
Croc heard the stories and said, "Yah ok lol". He's gonna learn though
The Bird: But would you lose against elephant? This Crocodile: Nah, I'd win.
That is the most gangsta Crocodile I've ever seen. It just doesn't give a fuck.
The foolish crocodile didn't know it's place. It seemed to have forgotten his cousin that was trampled by an angry male elephant
Just thinking in the elephant trunk awww poor thing
Croc's thinking - Big Mac on legs; better make it snappy.
This made me remember the crocodile-elephant story of childhood. Crocodiles do seem to fancy elephants.
2:30 inadvertently.... The hunter becomes the hunted😂😂
It's amazing how crocs are afraid of Hippos but don't fear Elephants.
"See you in a while crocodile".
"He bit the shit out of me" Dave The Elephant
Croc has a death wish😂
They wouldn't pull that shit on a hippo 🦛
A crocs gotta be pretty big and courageous if it decides to have a go at five elephants
There are many moments involving Elephants vs Crocodiles in the wild but only a few were recorded
Crocodile: Stay out of my territory. (Walter White reference.)
@MariusMooore
25 күн бұрын
"I am the one who crocs"
Big balls of the Crocodile
One mis step and the croxodile will become a Lacoste for the elephants..
That croc is just entertaining itself!
There is a old African tale about the crocodile giving the elephant it's trunk
He went to see a fortune teller once. She told him his last word would be "YOLO."
This is what you call "swinging for the fence"
Just like in the myth of how the elephant got its trunk! seriously dumb croc though. lucky to be alive.
This crocodile deserves my respect, these elephants are huge next to him but they don't scare him, he manages to scare several elephants!
Crocs are so fast when they attack, its like an instant move you can't even react to it.
You know that one will have a sore nose for a week or so sadly I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
If the croc going up against fully grown bull in musth he wouldn't even know wgat hit him 😅
His ambition was slightly misplaced
Elephant: I am big you can't drag me you stupid crocodile, Crocodile: WORTH A SHOT. 😂
Don`t understand why crocs are afraid of hippos but have no fear for elephants, and vice versa - hippos don`t care about crocs while elephants try to avoid them. So funny.
@aliensconfirmed3498
6 күн бұрын
It's probably because crocodiles have clear target while attacking elephants, i.e. their nose. While elephants huge strength doesn't mean much once croc disappeares into the water. Hippos on the other hand live in water and they can easily bite crocs. But Hippos don't dare to attack elephants because unlike crocs, hippos won't get away with it easily. It's similar to how Rhino will overpower a Hippo and lion prides will try to hunt Rhino but never a Hippo. They can avoid damage from Rhino very easily if they are high in numbers but those huge jaws of a Hippo will be hard to escape.
It's like you're swimming and a fish bites you.
The way the crocodile bit her nose
Not the elephants freaking out like wtf was that. That croc had honey badger energy. 😂
that was dozens of elephants, not just 5.
2 different angles for the teaser both still had me like cmmmon already
that croc was hurt after that baby elephant ran over his leg
That crocodile is a proper stalker.
Crocodile is trying to eat his grim reaper 💀
That croc will be going places in the future.
@1 minute that was a big croc & the elephant pulled it out of the water like a rag doll
0:57 Right now, the crocodile embraces his dream !!!
Croc is me dreaming of being Jeff Bezos one day
elephant trying to mess with the wutang clan
That croc needs glasses....
@user-hp5il7fy1c
19 күн бұрын
Is elephants are really beautiful they are lovely they look so they look so strong and healthy does crocodile really waiting for something good to eat what is elephant looks so wonderful they are beautiful i love it thanks for sharing with us🎉🎉
Crocodiles are just scary, no remorse, no second thoughts, anything that bleeds is up for lunch. But worst of all, since water is their natural habitat, you just can't see them coming when they attack. For a split second, the elephant went into survival instinct moment, screamed and run until the crocodile let go. It's amazing the fear crocodiles cause to their preys, and it's even more amazing that they believe that their environment is an all you can eat buffet