Desperate Lions Catch Crocodile to Feed Cubs
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- Опубліковано 13 лис 2023
- This pride of lions is too big to hunt only buck, so they turn to hunting anything and everything, even massive crocodiles!
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This extraordinary sighting was captured on camera by Newton Mulenga, a seasoned guide, during a safari in the Busanga Plains within Kafue National Park, Zambia. Newton shared this incredible story of survival with LatestSightings.com.
Busanga Plains is a unique ecosystem in the northern part of Kafue National Park. Known for its swampy terrain that floods during the rainy season, this area becomes a hub of wildlife activity. Among the inhabitants, thousands of lechwe antelopes and large herds of sable and roan antelopes thrive, providing an opportunity for nature lovers to view these very rare antelope.
On this particular day, Newton's attention was drawn to the resident pride of lions, renowned in the area for their hunting prowess. This pride, led by two lionesses known as 'Killing Machine' and 'Princess', is a formidable force in Busanga Plains. Princess, easily identified by her collar, and her sister, Killing Machine, patrol the area with an eye out for anything that will feed their pride. Their pride consists 13 lions including cubs of various ages.
This pride primarily preys on lechwe. However, a single lechwe is rarely sufficient with thirteen hungry mouths to feed, including growing cubs. Their increasing hunger drives them to target larger and more rewarding prey.
In their relentless search for food, the lion pride cornered a massive Nile crocodile. Stranded in a small swampy area and too far from the safety of deeper waters, the crocodile was vulnerable. Despite its attempts to defend itself by snapping aggressively at the lions, it couldn't match the lions' strategic approach.
The turning point came when Princess, the collared lioness, made a daring move. She leaped onto the crocodile's back, biting its neck with her large canines. The combined weight and force of the lions overwhelmed the crocodile, which, after a desperate struggle, succumbed to the pride.
While lions generally do not hunt crocodiles due to the risks involved, it's important to remember that they are opportunistic predators. In the wild, survival often depends on seizing every available chance for a meal. When faced with the pressing needs of their pride, especially with many mouths to feed, lions can display incredible adaptability and courage.
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Now that crocodile knows how all those zebras and wildebeest felt.
Yeah, I bet he was really curious
that croc to small to hunt those
Lmao took 10 lions for a small croc and the croc at the end wasn't even the same croc
@@thomashamilton2761really? You saw 10 lions participating in the kill? To me it looks like 2-3 are doing the work and the rest just watching.
@@josepha6621they were shouting encouragement!
This is the only time, buffalos, Zebras and wildebeests were cheering for the lions.
🤣🤣
Not full grown Buffaloes though, I have never watch a clip of a full grown adult Buffalo being killed by a croc, what I have seen is the croc trying and the buffalo dragging the croc to land and the croc giving up.
@@GastonDeverousNow that is Muscle Power!!Wish if we humans have the courage and strength to drag those hard cased reptilians!!
lol 😂
😂😂
None of these Lions are desperate or starving. They’re all in good shape. They’re just opportunistic hunters.
Yea this channel just wants views
@brandons.5433 well deserved views
Are you an animal reader?
@@rebeccagutierrez1960 What do you mean?
dude, look at that pride, even if they ate a zebra they wouldn't stay full for long so yah, desperate for another meal. A pride with cubs hunts a lot more.
A once-in-a-lifetime sighting. Words cannot describe how rare this is.
I think you did 👍
@@G1stGBlesswhat this comment supposed to mean ? Peoples are so weird
Lions eating crocs 😂
huh
Happens couple times a year
Lion Cubs: Mom, what have you brought for dinner?
Mom: "Italian Lacoste".
Italian is the fake the real is the French lacoste 😂
Lacoste is french, good idea though
Old African poverb: The strength of a crocodile is in the water
duh
*Especially* when you’re not 5-6m long
Their just as strong on land too, but sneaker in water.
@@floridacracker_ Nope. All their leverage is in the water
@@floridacracker_The problem is endurance. Crocs use buoyancy to help support their body/weight. On land, they have to rely on their short limbs which only works a short period of time. This is exacerbated by their metabolism. So true crocs are strong on land, but if the fight prolongs, they are easily worn out into a weaken state-in extreme scenarios, they may just die without even being attacked as in some zoos.
Only the second time I've ever seen something like this, also on this channel. No question this is the best live-action wildlife channel in the world.
masaai sightings is on equal level too imo.
Guess crocs are on the menu as well for lions? The only other big cats I have seen taking large reptiles, like crocs, are tigers, leopards and jaguars.
You just earned them a new subscriber
@@johnruiz6743 you've only seen one incident where a tiger attacked a mugger croc,and it was a female tiger, a jaguars attack and eat caimen
Good, daily seeing same would be boring 😉
I like how the juvenile male was pawing at the crocs mouth. 😂
Haha, ya... that was priceless!
That gave me anxiety. I thought one of those little guys was gonna go in too soon and get chomped
@@qbconnect2883hahaha Me too. Gave me anxiety big time.
"I like how the juvenile male was pawing at the crocs mouth."
It's like he was saying, "not so tough now are ya?" LOL!
Yeah he was asking natural selection to pick him. He better smarten up.
I have never seen a crocodile so helpless in my life.
We're is his back up?
I have, there's a video of an elephant toying with a crocodile and it couldn't do anything. He was being flung like a doll
Bcaz he is out of water
That crocodile was probably dying after a fight with another crocodile. You can notice how his leg is missing. Lions wouldnt be able to take his leg off.
A single tigress beat the shit out of a crocodile in India and go search for that video here on YT
Sometimes you’re the windshield.
Sometimes you’re the bug.
This croc was truly in Dire Straits!
- Old African Proverb
I'm always the bug 🐛 The bad hand I was dealt in life seems to be getting worse and worse as the years go by.
1:17 you can never be too sure even with half a croc
😂😂
Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Indeed even on it's last breath it's dangerous asf.
that cub was checking the croc's jaw movement. Curious little fella
You can tell the pride was like ehh it’s alright, but it’s not wildebeest lol.
It’s definitely not the lions that are “desperate” here 😂
Those lionesses AIN'T hungry. They're gonna make a Dozen Gucci Bags outta that Croc! 😂
but carefully else the panther will come and steal this worthy gucci bags
@@leanbacksfinest Then the Alpha male will come and handily destroy any panther or leapord stupid enough to get near the pride.
These lions are in a good condition, they aren't starved.
Exactly, look at the bellies of the cubs too, don't look skinny.
That crocodile was probably dying after a fight with another crocodile. You can notice how his leg is missing. Lions wouldnt be able to take his leg off.
@@triplocore for sure,a croc isn't just gonna sit there seeing a pack of 20lions come by,he definetly got kicked out by a larger croc
Never turn down a free meal.
Cute cats playing with their food.
Croc tasting its own medicine. LOL
Such a rare scene! That's nature.
That crocodile was probably dying after a fight with another crocodile. You can notice how his leg is missing. Lions wouldnt be able to take his leg off.
and its not even a male lion,thats only lioness hunting for cubs,imagine what a male lion could do to that croc
It is a crocodile that weighs about 180 kg or less. The average weight of a Nile crocodile is 250-750 kg.
@@kazuya2070yeah but those were lioness. A male lion could kill a crocodile around 200kg
@@davidsolomon3926 A big Nile crocodile in the water could take down a male lion, drown him and eat him.
The majesty of this creature persist even after his death
It's pretty rare for them to attack crocodiles. They must've been starving.
I’m guessing it was more related to a kill out of curiosity. Group looked pretty good. Each one of them. It’s the rainy season though so food will be scattered. Guide said the area is full of prey. But who knows. Lions act different in overcast, rainy sky’s. It gives them a boost. Like waking up to a sunset on the beach does for us.
Yeah a pride this big, how do they fill their stomach with such scarce food around.
@@NihalSingh-jq9nj and when times do get rough, they know they can. I’m guessing they have previously. The odds of seeing this, AND it being their first time are pretty slim
Those lions look well fed. Maybe prey wasn’t easy to come by at the time.
Frank did you bring the tartar sauceeee ?!
Poor croc getting eaten alive. People who think hunters (not poachers) are cruel should take a look at nature itself. Still, an incredible video.
The difference is that hunters should know better.
WOW. Rare incredible footage!
Not really, go look at some of the videos of this park. It’s flooded with tourists in these trucks. It’s basically just a zoo. I’ve seen videos with 30 or 40 trucks parked in a circle around action like this it’s sad.
Yes I understand what you mean, but this footage is rare to capture.. never seen it before and I look at a lot of stuff @@Eric_In_SF
Those "curious paws" tapping croc's jaws if still active.
Guess crocs don't play possum.
These Lions really torn that Reptile apart!
Exactly
I mean 15v1 its obvious who's gonna win
Doubt it's desperation....Those cubs are very well fed
Desperate times call for desperate measures
They looked well fed
@@fillfinish7302no
It proves that even lions can be opportunistic hunters when they want.
Collared lioness livin her best life despite being tagged.
First time I’ve felt sympathy for a crocodile
😂
Whose pet Lion is that with a collar? Lol
Her name is Princess
It's a GPS collar, it's used to track and study wild animals.
That's my house cat
It's being tracked by researchers. It's a radio tracker.
Mike tyson!😂
I've been waiting and calling for this forever.
There's no way that one jaguar should be able to hunt kill and feed off of any size caiman...
...but a massive lion pride can't hunt kill and feed off a reasonably big crocodile.
Jaguars tend to hunt/kill Yacare Caimans which are 6x smaller than Black Caimans. If Jaguars do hunt black ones it’s usually juveniles, anything below 300lbs.
@@mstr293 hummm. Very interesting and intriguing.
I've been fascinated by the Jaguar since 1995 and I wasn't aware of this distinction or discrimination of hunting
However, to prove your theory, I think we'd have to see a fully grown male jaguar that's in his prime, forgo a larger black caiman.
The way that lions forgo full size elephants, but feed on the adolescents. Lol
But your point does make intuitive sense.
@@imgoing2stayonyourmind654 It happens all the time. Jaguars go out of their way to avoid ponds with large adult black caimans.
@@andrewface2355 Okay, well, I don't have any data to counter your assumptions.
But I certainly would like to see some footage or a peer reviewed paper, of jaguars being cautious about entering bodies of water because of black caiman, the way that African mammal predators are always vigilant when crossing (or drinking out of) known crocodile infested waters.
Jaguars hunt yacare caiman, which max at around 70kgs. If you put lions, tigers, or even leopards in the Amazon yacare caimans would be a large part of their diet.
The crocodile met an unexpected demise, not through a neck bite by lions or any other apparent cause, but rather it suddenly perished.
I wonder if it was stress. I've read that can often be a cause even in the most formidable of beasts.
@@johnanthonyp crocs can handle alot of stress and by alot i mean alot,i think they bit through his nervous system making the croc paralyzed
Wow, what a sighting! That's Nature for you, always something dramatic round the next corner!!! ,✨🌟
You know you are a badass when you feed on a crocodile.
A pride of lions killing a crocodile on land isn't that badass tbh. Lions are much more impressive when tackling buffalo, which are downright terrifying on land and the lions are at a lot of risk.
That being said, the lions still need to be super careful here as the crocodile's jaws could land a crippling shot or even crush their skulls.
@@Sam_Arwas Ah, you're one of those. Think I better put it in simpler terms for you, seeing crocodile as a food source is badass. LOL gosh you must really lack self-awareness.
Badass when you are going 15 vs 1
Lol no thanks
You know whats more badass,a croc taking on 15lions at once and still putting up a fight (he definetly got his ass handed to him by a bigger croc)
A practical lesson for young lions 👍
Coming here after crocodile snapped on a cute & thirsty cheetah drinking water.
That surprised expression from the girl at the start 😂
Yes, a scene i have wanted to watch for so long.
Kudos guys
Cubs : mom why is this meat so hard and not soft like the deer/impalas etc.
Mom : oh sorry, let me flip the croc.
The cubs are saying I fancy croc tonight mum & make it snappy 😂
The crocodiles face😂😂 it looks like its enjoying it😂😂
😂😂😂😂nmms!
Здоровья этому крокодилу))))
Crocodile be like: I rather die then to let you eat me 😅
wish it was from the beginning, but very rare to see, so glad we got some footage
Those are not desperate lions. They will hunt all and everything. They are opportunistic feeders - just like your home kitten. She catches, whatever moves.
Naw they're thin, they usually don't take risks against something dangerous like a croc
@@DebtDoctor1An old or injured croc like this one they will attack. They know what to look for and they know what they are doing.
I guess crocodiles are quite vulnerable to land predators during dry season
Croc looks all happy to help
Of all the crocs available, they found you. How lucky!
The crocodile got exhausted and lost the fight. He should’ve used up his energy to run away instead of fighting 🙂
Run away? What makes you think it could have outrunned the lions on land?
I don't think so.
Think the croc wasn't healthy already
@@EarthIsFlat456 most lions are scared and very cautious. Crocodile can’t outrun lions, but all the 🐊 had to do was open mouth snapping aggressively while heading to the water hole for safety 🤣🤣
@@floridacracker_ that makes a lot of sense too
He's all tuckered out...
Can't imagine being in that situation just waiting for death
Crocodile : I am on top of food chain.
Lions : Oh really!
The lions look well fed and not desperate.
20 lions to do the job???...wheres My cousin jaguar when wey need him!!???
that's a croc.not a puny cayman 😂
Jaguars hunt caimans not crocodiles as there are no crocs in the amazon even river otters hunt caimans in the amazon
@@ibrahimmoncada7214they do hunt crocodiles but a smaller species called the Morelets Crocodile, they have killed jaguars in turn and the black caiman, an animal that can reach about the same size as the nile crocodile has also killed Jaguars.
This croc got it worse than what a jaguar does to a caiman. They ate him alive!!!
They haven't been taught how to kill a crocodile while I am sure that jaguars teach their cubs how to. It's a question of knowledge.
Finalmente pude ver o sanguinário dos rios sendo devorado fora do seu habitat! Grande dia!
One of those rarest of rare wildlife moments
Amazing footage!
The predator becomes the prey 😮
What a sighting😍
Crocodile: I’m about to give you a death roll
Lions: We great bread with this meal!!! Thank you
That's the Savannah life. One moment you're out looking for prey. The next you're someone else's prey.
Notice how even the lionesses are cautious on how they tackle the crocodile? They know that a bite from a croc could be fatal. They’re probably one of the few animals lions fear. Especially when they’re in and around the water
I do not know if they "fear" anything except the male lion. They certainly are cautious. Who wouldn't be, its how you stay alive....those jaws can kill.
@@revizionaryenterprises9655 i mean they fear big crocs by big i mean big male nile crocs (600kgs) boss of the area only under the hippo other than that females crocs and young male niles are vulnerable in dry season
Those lions arent starving look at the stomach of even the cubs, they look well fed. Lions and Hyenas are opportunistic, theyll eat anything.
Cubs: "look's like meat back on the menu boys"
“Zebras this is for you” - Lions.
they ate it's lower half while its still alive. brutal!
Yes lions eat animals while they are alive. Baby animals, zebra all eaten alive
@@dogifish0078 I think you are confusing Lions with Wild African Dogs. Lions usually suffocate their prey.
No at 0:42 is where the croc made the last ditch effort after that point it looks pretty much spent cuz crocs dnt deal well with long energy consuming battles
No...
@@danafrican9697 Not all the time. I've seen videos of lions killing their prey while the other lions eat the prey before it's done being killed. Sometimes they don't wait.
amazing footage
the cold-blooded beast was probably zapped of energy if it's been a long struggle. Mammals have the advantage of a metabolism that can deliver more sustained energy.
Those muscles on that lioness. She didn't skip jungle gym and her protein.
i wonder if they induced tonic immobility when they flipped it over or if it was already fatally wounded?
Once the Crock flipped; movement stopped. It's not like the 🦁 lions chocked the crock. Bite yes. Top skin is Armor, bottom part is extremely soft as butter 🧈. Maybe when the Crock flipped itself over it paralyzed itself giving the 🦁 lions a chance for the sacrifice
The circle of life 😮
It is a beautiful video but very short I hope the video is fun
Predator became prey 😮
Now there is a pride of lions out there wearing crocodile skin boots
Once they got the Croc on its back it was a wrap.
Those Lions must've been really hungry to go after a Medium-sized Croc like that.
Its actually a good sized croc.Judging by its head and the fact it fed alot of lions i would say its a healthy adult male croc.Not the largest but definitely big
Small in size, not medium
The average length of the Nile crocodile is 3.5 to 5 Meters and weight 300-700 kg
@jafar3132 the croc in this video is around 3.5 to 4m judging by the head and the comments on Facebook from various experienced rangers.A healthy adult male croc
Croc looked pretty big to me,not the biggest but big,deal with it fan boy
Amazing footage.
Is there a longer footage ?
You want to see all the death?
It's like 2-3 videos from start to finish to see it all play out.
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For those unaware; the lions didn't kill it, the stress the put the croc under was the bigger problem. For as tough as they are, stress kills crocs and gators easily. This is according to zookeepers and handlers.
Yes absolutely right 👍
I considered that too. I guess even the most formidable of beasts has to have an Achilles' Heel.
Yep
That's pretty damn hilarious when you consider they were around in the time of dinosaurs and survived meteors but some anxiety & depression is what can kill them off..
I wouldn't describe the croc as 'massive' - looks to be around 2m long, as opposed to the 6m+ mature adults...
Judging by the size of the crocs head and the fact it fed so many lions i would say its a healthy adult male.Not the largest but still a good size.Its very rare for nile crocs to get to 5m let alone 6m
@chiefbrodyrobertson2950 it's not too rare at all a lot of Niles average out at 16 ft but easily reach 18.
@JHTCT3-USMC-777 simply not true even salties are not very common at 18ft
@@chiefbrodyrobertson2950 "The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile, with an average size of 17 ft and 1,000 lbs, and a measured maximum of 23 ft and 2,200 lbs!" If the average length is 17ft then I'd say many reach 17ft+ just like the average length for a human male is 5ft 9in - 5ft 10in and most men you meet usually are said size. Crocs won't stop growing but do slow down in growth once a certain size is achieved. diet and environment play a big part in their size and growth as well. Nile crocs average is at around 14-15ft so it's not something I'd say is rare if there are some that are 17ft+.
@JHTCT3-USMC-777 thats just copied and pasted from unreliable sources.Recent studies have shown salties at the 18ft are pretty rare
Excelente el video. Son muy escasos los videos, en donde el león mata a un cocodrilo.
I guess that the Cats figure..."Hoomanz eat them! Why shouldn't we?"
A different outcome! Lions defeat and feast on a crocodile on land.
They looked well fed .not desperate .but they wanted that croc
I don't know, maybe it's me.
Did any of the lions told you it's well fed at that moment or you meant how they became after filling up on the croc?
@@josephujiadughele6035 Sure they were probably hungry, but their body condition is great. Those lions are not underweight, this wasn't an act of desperation. They had an opportunity to take down a crocodile in a vulnerable situation which didn't have a large body of water to retreat to. Very cool, but these lions were not at risk of starving or anything, the title is kind of clickbait.
The hunter became the hunted!
Splendid!
Ibrahim Syal
I didn't think I would ever feel sorry for a crock.
Kind of reminds me of when this crocodile bites off the foot of another crocodile after the person who feeds them throws a slab of meet into their enclosure. You feel bad, but (in this case) you kind of have to laugh at the way in which it plays out.
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This is first time ever for me to see lions hunt a croc. Tigers, Jaguars, they often hunt crocs(Or Caimans) but lions...watching lions hunting croc gives strange sensation.
Tigers don't often hunt crocodiles though.
Tigers don't regularly hunt croc only jaguar do.. There is only one footages of a tiger managing to hunt a crocodile on YT
@obanojoseph6747 yeah I know but she was an expert at croc hunting. So that case is very well known and studied. But Ive never seen lions hunting a croc before
@@obanojoseph6747Jaguars mostly hunt caimans, those are much smaller and less aggressive than crocodiles or alligators.
That's because there's not cameras in the wild all the time Tigers hunt bigger crocodiles than that solo but of course big crocodiles can also take Tigers as they would any cat solo
One is a house cat, you can tell cause it has a collar 😆
@Latest Sightings, did you re-upload this video?
Very rare sighting this ... well done 👏🏽
Crocodiles are almost unbeatable in water and tough opponents on land. However their weakness is they tire easily. Perhaps the Croc got tired and worn out quickly and was overpowered by numbers.
@chairmanxijinpooh8392Giraffe, bull, bison and Cape buffalo on land too ! LoL
@chairmanxijinpooh8392 No way? thats why he said almost, i dont think of a single thing that can kill those animals alone unless you have a fucking sniper rifle lmao.
@chairmanxijinpooh8392 Im talking about rhinos elephants hippos etc, crocodiles and lions have a complex relationship they kill each other in rare ocassions.
LION ... THIS MEAT TASTE LIKE LEATHER!
Cubs:mama this lizatd is too big
Lion : mew mew😅
Great, quality footage as always guys. But u should've also shown the preceding footage to give better context. Difficult to conclude that croc was unhealthy, seeing how it swung violently at the lions, & tried running away in the footage not shown here
Wow. Incredible
Oh Mum, not Crocodile for dinner again.
That lion got a leash on. Probably a GPS?
Once Lions are Hungry Enough they will attack Anything, that goes for most animals to some extent but obviously when it comes to Lions that includes anything from Crocs to even Elephants
Very true, if lions are very hungry anything that cross their path are on the menu from honey badger to a bull elephant
@@obanojoseph6747bull elephants? No.
@@Shark_Toothed_TherapodToo big a Titan!!
@@Shark_Toothed_Therapod yes,in some parts of Africa lions specifically go after elephants, or crocodiles, giraffes
@@sidneywilder2731 yeah, not _bull_ elephants though.
One of the first times i've actually felt bad for an crocodile.
No way, these suckers have killed many children and adults in Uganda, lake Victoria, don't feel sorry for them at all.
@@jonkite0071They are the meanest killing machines and they have a very evil look like a fire breathing dragon or T-Rex!!
@@jonkite0071 literally all large predators have killed people.
@@Shark_Toothed_Therapod I'm talking about my country man, crocs have numbers, only behind hippos
@@jonkite0071 ok then, sorry.
Watching a crocodile get owned . Give the Lions their props
Only about 3 of the lionesses were actually doing the work, the rest were just standing around watching.
That’s what we call the construction worker formation.
Doesn't look that desperate to me. A crocodile outside the water is an easy prey for a clan of lions.