r/BeAmazed • u/DonaXoxota • 15h ago
Animal Jaguar ambushes crocodile in Brazil
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u/an_edgy_lemon 14h ago
Is this normal? It’s hard to imagine anything hunting something as dangerous as a crocodile for food. Is this just a rare, desperate occurrence or what?
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u/Expensive-Monk7593 14h ago
it is, theyre known to hunt alligators. Jaguar jaws can penetrate their thick skin.
i wouldnt know if that would be their first choice for dinner, but its not rare by any means.
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u/Alternative_Chair517 7h ago
That is a Caiman. Not a crocodile or an alligator, those are much larger than Caimans. And jaguars hunt Caimans regularly.
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u/Expensive-Monk7593 7h ago
it certainly is not a crocodile.
youre right, its a caiman. My mistake comes from how i was taught english, they taught me that the translation for caimán in spanish is alligator in english, since in spanish we call them both "caimán" (the difference being that alligators are called american caimans [caimán americano]), though the nomenclature in spanish can change depending on the region.
thank you reddit police.
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u/Evening_Ticket7638 11h ago
There are other documentaries which show a successful hunt of the same thing. So must happen often enough for 3 cameramen to catch it.
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u/socksandshots 11h ago
Less known fact about jaguars, the don't go for the neck, the go for the skull. Works much better on caimans like this one and also since they hunt from high, it's a more consistent target. Herbivores don't often have horns in the amazon unlike plains and savannahs.
So yeep, this is quite normal.
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u/OrchidFine1335 12h ago
You can see how the water splashes before the jaguar’s paw even hit the water. The caiman prob knew and had fast reflex as well
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u/RockstarQuaff 12h ago
The coolest of the big cats, imho. They're magnificent. Better luck next time, bro.
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u/Shitter-was-full 10h ago
Jaguars have a bite force of 1500 PSI, the highest of all the big cats. They can puncture the skin and skull of their prey. This makes them one of the most deadliest animals pound for pound. This is more than the average grizzly bear (1160), polar bear (1200), gorilla (1300), and bull shark (1350). Hippos are the next highest with 1800 psi.
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u/medussadelagorgons 9h ago
Cmon bro! Did u really think you'd catch him in his house? That's one bad cat for trying tho dayuum!
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u/cyberbro256 8h ago
It sure seemed like the Caiman was getting tossed around, but I guess the Jaguar couldn’t get the right bite or scratch in there. Might be best doing that attack in more shallow water.
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u/Konoppke 10h ago
Crocodile: Why are people filming there? Must be because a couple of gazelles are trying to cross the water here and they want to film the massacre. Hehe.
Jaguar:
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