Video: the shocking confrontation between a huge shark and a crocodile

Generally, videos of confrontations in the animal world involve a hunter who attacks and devours his prey. However, this time the footage of a rarer episode was known: the fight between two predators, a shark and a crocodile, off the Australian coast.

The Wessel Islands are located in the Northern Territory of Australia and are generally areas where there is a large concentration of sharks. Being one of the quintessential tourist spots due to its paradisiacal landscapes, people from all over the world come to their homes to enjoy a day outdoors, surf and see up close some of the exotic species that the local fauna offers.

But what happened to the surfer Duncan brotchie you can never erase it from your mind. Spending a day of leisure at the water’s edge, was able to capture the moment when a shark decided to hunt a crocodile. “I took some pictures of the crocodile on my own and thought that was it but the shark appeared and began to chase it. I tried to follow them without panicking too much, ”he says. Brotchie in dialogue with the local media.

“I was 10 meters away, I could only see the drone footage thanks to the glare from the water, I didn’t know what was going on until I saw the full video,” he added. In its log you can see how the shark follows the crocodile at high speed. Even though he was about to catch it, the crocodile increased speed and hid between some stones, escape from its predator and escape the danger.

“He probably thought better,” he joked. Brotchie concerning the great escape. It should be noted that, according to the last recordings of encounters of this style, crocodiles often beat sharks. Just a few months ago something similar could be seen that took place in Queensland (also Australia) which had the reptile as the winner.

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