Witness the Unbelievable Moment a Crocodile Eating a Sea Turtle Is Stalked by a Shark

When we think of different locations on Earth, we typically have a specific animal we think of to connect to that place. For example, when we think of Africa, we typically think of lions. When we think of Florida in the United States, we likely think of alligators. Or when we say Alaska, we might think of grizzly bears. 

Well, the same can be said true of Australia. If you’re thinking kangaroo, guess what — we are, too! However, as we know, just because we think of these specific animals does not mean that they are the only animals in that place. Could you imagine just having a whole country full of kangaroos and nothing else? Now, that’s quite the chuckle there. Let’s see what sighting we see in Australia in this footage.

Watch the Video Below!

Crocodile vs. Shark

In the wild, animals have to go to great lengths to survive. At the start of this video, we see that a crocodile has gone through the trouble of hunting down this sea turtle. His catch is successful, and he is clearly happy because he is not paying attention to what is going on behind him. 

Directly behind this crocodile, with a sea turtle in its mouth, is a shark! We couldn’t make this up even if we wanted to.

The Instagram Reel was filmed and shared by auswide_explorers. They share a short description of this video: “Can’t get more Australian. A crocodile eating a turtle and being stalked by a shark. This happened over a month ago right in front of our camp at Dundee Beach. A good reminder not to go swimming at the beach in the Northern Territory.”

What Eats Sea Turtles?

Sea turtles of the family Chelonioidea can be found in oceans worldwide. It is estimated there are some 6.5 million in their population. These omnivorous reptiles make for a good lunch for very few predators. Adult sea turtles have to worry about large sharks, mainly. Specifically, tiger sharks are known for eating sea turtles. 

An interesting fact about sea turtles that you may not know is that they can live very long lives. They are known to live between 60 and 80 years.

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