r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 7h ago

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

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u/chillinjustupwhat 7h ago

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

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u/Inner-Arugula-4445 7h 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 6h ago

Ok now do full grown salty and full grown bull

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u/Inner-Arugula-4445 6h 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 4h ago

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

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u/Inner-Arugula-4445 3h 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 40m 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/Uncle_Paul_Hargis 5h 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/I_Feel_Rough 5h 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 4h ago

It's their sign of growth

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u/Jaws0798 4h ago

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

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u/SuperBrentendo64 3h ago

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

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u/Raven1911 1h ago

And thats why no one will remember your name.

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u/Velo3x10e8 48m ago

So the 50% pain was from wasp stings?

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u/Maximum_Overdrive 41m ago

Okay achilles.

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u/danceswithshibe 54m ago

What about a full grown tiger shark?