A video not for the faint of heart has captured a crocodile leaping out of the water to attack a cheetah engrossed in a drink.
Busani Mtshali, a tour guide who witnessed and recorded the video, said he was stunned by the crocodile’s lightning attack.
Earlier, Busani discovered a mother cheetah and two juvenile cubs entering the area. A leopard, seemingly too thirsty, defied the lake to drink water.
In one scene, the leopard seems to notice something unusual lurking in the river. It bared its teeth warily, eyes glued to the still water, and its hind legs ready to jump to escape if something went wrong.
However, in a split second, the crocodile seemed to have ambushed for a long time, suddenly leaping out of the water, grabbing sharp teeth into the poor animal’s neck and quickly pulling it into the water.
Losing the advantage, the cheetah struggled in vain, and was drowned in the river by a predator known as the “swamp king”.
Cheetahs, also known as cheetahs, although classified as big cats, belong to the order of carnivores, but are much smaller in size and stature than tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards. roof.
Cheetahs are famous for their versatility and superior speed, which can reach 120 km/h with their slim, slim body structure.
According to correlation comparison, the cheetah’s acceleration can be faster than that of a supercar, with the ability to accelerate from 0 to 95 km in 3 seconds.
This is the fastest animal on land, and one of the best predators on the African savannah with a success rate of up to 50%.
However, they also have to trade a lot to achieve this speed, typically the claws are quite weak, not strong enough to tear their prey; Small teeth and jaws, not strong enough to make a bite or large enough to get a bite in dangerous places.
Meanwhile, the light skeleton helps the cheetah move fast and agile, but also unintentionally makes it lighter than other predators, or even prey.
When confronting other beasts to keep their prey, fight for territory, protect their cubs or in conflicts, encounters, cheetahs appear to be significantly inferior to other beasts, such as: such as lions, hyenas, leopards, crocodiles…
There are recorded cases of cheetahs easily catching up with prey such as antelopes, zebras… but then they don’t have enough toughness and strength to defeat their prey.
It seems that it is this factor that has caused the cheetah to decline in numbers by as much as 90% in the last 100 years, while other predators such as lions and hyenas can grow in enormous numbers. .
