Watch This Positively Massive Crocodile Manhandle Two Huge Wildebeests

Although a single wildebeest is more than enough of a hearty meal for a crocodile, the one in the video at the bottom of the page gets greedy. Watch how it reacts when it has one injured prey animal in front of it and another tries to pass through the river it dominates in.  

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Can Wildebeests Swim?

Wildebeests are impressive, and able to run with their herd only a few days after birth. These are migratory mammals that depend on their legs to get them to their source of food: green grasses and leaves. They are uncompromising as they push forward, traveling through lakes and rivers to get across toward their common destination.

Unfortunately for these large mammals, many lives are lost during the process of migration, particularly the lives of calves. They may get injured or lost but they may also get snatched up by crocodiles as they attempt to get across a river. Not only do they run well and have excellent endurance, but they’re also good swimmers, with many of them successfully making it through lakes and rivers to continue on their way.

How Much Do Crocodiles Eat in a Day?

Crocodiles have unique metabolisms that allow them to go for long stretches without food (sometimes over a year!). Although they can certainly handle not eating, if there is a lot of prey available to them, they snatch it right up. On average, however, crocodiles eat between two and five pounds of meat each day. How much they eat depends on their size, so the larger the reptile, the more it can gobble down.

Massive Crocodile Take Down Two Wildebeests

The video below is short but captures the brutality of nature, especially when an apex predator is involved. You do get a warning at the bottom of the screen that the video may be disturbing and that you should watch it at your own discretion. Since both the wildebeest and the crocodile have darker colorations and camouflage well into the dark, murky green water against a brownish and grayish rocky background, it’s hard to tell exactly what’s going on at first.

However, in the foreground a wildebeest is swimming toward a crocodile it also fails to see. On the rocks, half submerged is an injured wildebeest that the crocodile has already gotten to. When the crocodile moves, the wildebeest realizes it’s in hot water and makes some awkward motions, as if unsure about retreating or continuing forward. The crocodile notices a chance for another attack and suddenly whips its neck back to bite down on the wildebeest’s body. They both disappear underwater for several moments as the crocodile ensures its kill.

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