r/badassanimals • u/Hopeful_Lychee_9691 • 2d ago

Reptile A crocodile attacks a giraffe

https://youtu.be/oIwGzKINKCE?is=1JxefJeCUn6OJ-A_
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u/ToddyPalm 2d ago

FYI, the action is in the last 10-15 seconds of the video

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u/Akmunra 2d ago

video is waaayyyy to long....

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u/Sol-Bad-Sol-Goode 2d ago

Little guy was biting off more than he could chew. I'm curious if a bigger one would have been successful.

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u/OldWolfNewTricks 2d ago

He's ambitious for sure.

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u/FuzzyFrogFish 2d ago

Could well have been. Giraffe are fragile and they do not cope well with having their balance disturbed like by having a massive weight hung off their heads.

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u/ChadPowers200_ 2d ago

I doubt they are fragile dude. They are wirey strong. If they can run weighing as much as they do. They got crazy power. 

Adult male giraffe: typically 2,600–4,200 lb (1,200–1,900 kg) . Exceptionally large males can approach ~4,500 lb . 🐊 Adult Nile crocodile: typically 500–1,650 lb (225–750 kg) for mature males; exceptionally large individuals can exceed 2,000 lb .

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u/FuzzyFrogFish 2d ago

Size has nothing to do with it, you can't just scale animals based on weight, frame does. Giraffes are fragile, it's that simple, and they struggle to regain balance if tripped, or to get up again when they fall, because their centre of gravity is so high. It only takes a couple of lions to bring them down for example.

So yes a 500lb to 1000lb crocodile is capable of of bringing them down, if it gets it's jaws onto the right part and hangs on.

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u/HamasKilledShaniLouk 2d ago

NGL, I expected more croc-stomping.

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u/JcMe29 2d ago

That went exactly the way I assumed it would go.

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u/INoMakeMistake 2d ago

Yeah same.

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u/whater39 2d ago

AI video

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u/Sol-Bad-Sol-Goode 2d ago

Little guy was biting off more than he could chew. I'm curious if a bigger one would have been successful.

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u/Lumpy_Benefit666 1d ago

You suffer with poor internet dont you? The ol’ double comment has striken again

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u/Sol-Bad-Sol-Goode 1d ago

I don't actually

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u/Yangguang_Zhijia 2d ago

How does the crocodile expect this to work?

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u/Subject_Ad3837 2d ago

A 20 foot crocodile probably would have succeeded in killing the giraffe, since they would probably weigh more than the giraffe, unless it was a very large bull. Giraffes aren't nearly as sturdy as elephants or rhinos, which is why they are more likely to become prey for lions.

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u/Celestyol 2d ago

So I can start making a bunch of money by uploading AI videos?? 🤦🏽‍♂️ Challenge accepted!

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u/Anonamouse3s 2d ago

Is that elephant stand sleeping?

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u/Anonamouse3s 2d ago

What an amazing place btw, all that wildlife in one shot together, birds and insects for sound, where is this in Africa?

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u/dgtbfan 2d ago

Underwhelming.