How Crocodiles Hunt Their Prey
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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Crocodiles use stealth, patience, and power to hunt their prey. They often ambush their prey near watering holes or riverbanks
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Crocodiles have sensitive pressure receptors in the scales around their mouth that help them capture prey in murky or dark water
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They use their powerful jaws and tails to capture their prey
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Some species of crocodiles, like the Nile crocodile, hunt land animals by almost fully submerging their bodies under water
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Crocodiles remain submerged in water to be nearly invisible, and ambush prey as they drink from the water's edge or bathe
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Many species are able to kill and eat large mammals such as zebras, wildebeests and humans
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Crocodiles seize their prey with a single swift lunge and snap
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Once it has caught its prey, a crocodile will then drag it into the water and drown it
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