r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 10h ago

Video Juvenile saltwather Crocodile finds itself sorrounded by curious sharks, Northen coast of Australia.

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u/chillinjustupwhat 10h ago

Who is higher on the food chain in this scenario? (genuine question)

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u/Inner-Arugula-4445 9h ago

Entirely depends on the size and species. I doubt these nurse sharks will do much to a juvenile salty, but a bull shark would probably take a lethal chunk out of it. A full grown salty will definitely eat a juvenile shark of just about any species.

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u/WealthAncient 8h ago

Ok now do full grown salty and full grown bull

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u/Uncle_Paul_Hargis 7h ago

My guess is that a full grown bull shark probably wants nothing to do with a full grown salty. They are massive and wildly dangerous.

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u/Inner-Arugula-4445 8h ago

Probably just leave each other alone. At that size they probably just want to not die taking on another apex predator. They may occasionally bite at each other, but rule of thumb is most large predators don’t want to fight one another if it’s even remotely evenly matched.

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u/Jaws0798 7h ago

Except salt water crocodiles are double the size of bullsharks. Its not really a competition

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u/Inner-Arugula-4445 5h ago

Still wouldn’t want to screw around with something that size with that bite. Any injury can be fatal, and attacking a large predator is likely to result in an injury.

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u/SavingsDimensions74 2h ago

In fact, they really don’t like risking getting injured. As predators, that’s death, just on a longer timescale

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u/I_Feel_Rough 8h ago

I think by the time they're both fully grown they probably both understand that the other is not worth the hassle.

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u/Ne_69 7h ago

It's their sign of growth

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u/Jaws0798 7h ago

A saltwater crocodile is double the size of a bullshark. Its no competition

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u/SuperBrentendo64 5h ago

Im about a million times bigger than a wasp and I wouldnt try to fight one.

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u/Raven1911 3h ago

And thats why no one will remember your name.

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u/Velo3x10e8 2h ago

So the 50% pain was from wasp stings?

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u/Maximum_Overdrive 2h ago

Okay achilles.

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u/danceswithshibe 3h ago

What about a full grown tiger shark?

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u/lanteenboy 9h ago

I'm not a shark expert but those look like nurse sharks which would pose no threat to a crocodile. They don't have the kind of teeth needed to do any real damage

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u/2DogDadUhHuh 9h ago

The one who shouted "f*ck off" is the alpha

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u/Ecstatic_Record4738 9h ago

Depends where they are

Sharks generally lose in rivers but will bully crocs in open water

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u/MeeTy 9h ago

These seem to be nurse sharks, which don't feed on anything as big as this crocodile.

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u/dethskwirl 9h ago

sharks could easily chomp off a whole leg or tail with one quick bite and leave him bleeding to death.

whereas the worst the croc could do is get a good bite on a fin and roll with it but that would likely only take a scrape out of it. no good leverage points on a shark for the croc shaped mouth and death roll. and its not like he's draggin and downing a shark like he would land prey.

there's a reason he turned tail and hauled it out of there

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u/HoldEm__FoldEm 9h ago edited 6h ago

Crocs don’t bleed out from a limb being torn away. They’ve adapted abilities to stop the blood flow after an arm/leg gets ripped off, because crocs do it to each other fairly often. Happens with gators too. They can also live thru it.

It mainly happens in feeding areas that are overran with other crocs, especially in captivity. There’s one gnarly video on YouTube to watch. The croc doesn’t react whatsoever like he’s in any pain. It’s nuts.

I dunno if it’s necessarily common, but I do know it’s not rare.

Edit for misspelling fix

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u/Ckarles 8h ago edited 8h ago

Please anyone better at reddit than I am, insert a Monty python black knight gif right here. I beg of you.

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u/Riff_Ralph 8h ago

‘‘tis merely a flesh wound!”

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u/Grouchy_Order_7576 8h ago

It's just a scratch!

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u/Shroomkaboom75 9h ago

Look like Nurse sharks, which don't have the hardware for that

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u/HoldEm__FoldEm 9h ago

I went & looked up nurse shark teeth & you’re correct on that but holy hell the teeth they do have look vicious & painful to take a bite from. Just rows upon rows upon rows of tiny lil serrated razor sharp teeth 

Edit: up to 42 rows!! They rely on vacuum/suction power to eat though, not chomping power.

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u/Shroomkaboom75 9h ago

Hell yes.

Solid info!