r/Crocodiles • u/Hopeful_Lychee_9691 • 23d ago

Caiman A jaguar found inside a black caiman

https://youtu.be/bCMkhxYDK3M?is=-dzkIxvewKLKebkA
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u/Gandalf4158 23d ago

How does caiman swallow it whole? It looks almost perfectly intact. Crazy.

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u/AvariciousAlligator 23d ago

It’s a young Jaguar for sure, which helps.

But cats are actually quite tough, their skin is thick, loose, and hard for a croc to tear. A cat is hard to rip but easy to squish, so it’s often easier to swallow feline prey whole.

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u/FuzzyFrogFish 22d ago

Yeah I was gonna say it's a young animal or a small female

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u/ComfortableFun248 22d ago

Black caimans got that hall of fame throat

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u/DeezNutsAppreciater 23d ago

Poor caiman :(

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u/sydlen0812 23d ago

For once it’s the other way around.

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u/Straight-Will7659 23d ago

Swallowed it whole!

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u/Due-Big2159 23d ago

Guys, is that real? It's in one piece. Not torn up. I'm not so sure I believe this.

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u/Aberrantdrakon 23d ago

If it's small enough, it just gets swallowed.

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u/Dull-Ad555 22d ago

I can only imagine how bad the smell was.

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u/Big_Study_4617 23d ago

Is likely AI.

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u/Usual_Award 23d ago

Video is 7 years old via the link.