Although land is not the crocodile’s forte, the internal strength of this animal cannot be underestimated.

In the wild natural world, we often see images of high-level carnivores hunting lower-level herbivores, but we rarely see battles between predators.

This is because in the context of increasingly fierce competition for survival, battles between the strong often cause more damage than the value they bring.

In particular, in the case where one side is known as the “King of the Forest” and the other side is the “King of the Swamp”, each of whom is king and general in his own place, meaningless wars will be extremely rare. when it happens.

Lions are still known as arrogant and ferocious animals in the deep forest. But to compete in strength with the lord of the swamp – the crocodile – is definitely not enough.

Fortunately, that rarely happens, because lions often live and hunt in groups. They live together in large prides of 15-40 animals including many adult males, lionesses and their cubs. The larger the herd, the more strength it shows, and the greater the number of males, the more it helps ensure the safety of the offspring.

Thanks to numbers and solidarity, the lion’s ability to achieve a better result if they accidentally confront a crocodile has increased.

Known to be masters of hunting as well as possessing excellent skills and tactics, crocodiles’ advantage lies in their incredibly strong bite force, which can kill or injure any opponent. Of course lions know this, they are also smart enough to understand that attacking crocodiles is never a smart choice.

During his trip, Mr. Vernon Cresswell was fortunate to witness firsthand the confrontation between the two most powerful forces in Africa.

Early that morning, when Vernon’s group arrived in the Buffelshoek area of ​​Kruger National Park, they encountered the famous Talamati Pride lions.

After that, the tourist group had the opportunity to witness on the spot the ultimate hunting ability of the lion king. It didn’t take long for the elite troops to hunt an antelope. Having eaten their fill, the lions left the remains of their meal at a dam about 100 meters away.

The lingering scent from the lions’ meal alerted a crocodile residing in the riverbed, causing it to get excited and decide to crawl ashore in the hope of getting something to put in its stomach.

The crocodile’s presence made the lions more wary, so they came closer to see what the stranger was planning to do.

There were about 5 lions surrounding the crocodile when it first crawled ashore. According to Mr. Cresswell’s observations, it seemed that this group of lions intended to toy with the stranger to test its reflexes and speed, so they kept wandering and playing around the animal.

The teasing attitude of the lions made the crocodile angry.

The lion group’s disdainful attitude made the crocodile mad. It immediately roared with anger and threatened the lions standing nearby with its hideous jaws full of sharp teeth.

However, it seems that the crocodile has forgotten one thing: it can be champion in swamps and ponds, but fighting on land is a different story.

Facing it is a group of lions, who can be considered the strongest on land. Of course, on their home turf, they are not easily bullied.

The crocodile’s threat did not bring the expected results, but instead caused the lions to focus all their strength on attacking the crocodile. At this time, the crocodile knew that he had “caused trouble” with the wrong person, so he frantically ran down to the riverbank and was lucky to keep his life.