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Crocodylus porosus
Lunging out of the water onto the land to surprise and capture prey is a classic method of hunting used by crocodilians. The same basic principles apply to each method of moving the crocodile's body out of the water at speed.
Saltwater crocodiles generally spend the tropical wet season in freshwater swamps and rivers, moving downstream to estuaries in the dry season, and sometimes travelling far out to sea. Crocodiles compete fiercely with each other for territory, with dominant males in particular occupying the most eligible stretches of freshwater creeks and streams.
Taken during a river tour on Adelaide River, Darwin
Spotted on Nov 19, 2012
Submitted on Nov 19, 2012
21 Comments
GREAT series, sean! love the last photo!
Great shots!
Amazing feat, and well captured!
Thanks Hemma
Thank you Perilsofplastic
Thank you Reza, glad you like it :)
Thanks for all the nice comments guys!
a masterpiece!
Wow....that is awesome and frightening at the same time....Great shot !
Thank you Leanne I am glad you like it! :)
Fantastic! For mine, one of the most amazing creatures on the planet :) Great shots Sean!
Ah, thanks for the extra info, Sean. Great shots. There is a similar show in Central Florida with American alligators. Amazingly powerful reptiles.
Auntnance, he was eating some chicken that the guide was feeding him attached to a long bamboo stick dangling over the water.
Great series :
Interesting. What was this crocodile attempting to capture?
Wow espectacular :: buen disparo felicidades caballero::
thanks Harsha
Wow!
Amazing shot :)
I have been in that area but never seen one coming out of the water like that...
great shots!
Cool capture!