A jaguar who decided to cool off with a drink from a Brazilian river went back with more than it bargained for as it picked up a crocodile for lunch.
The moment the mighty 220lb cat took down a crocodile was been captured by an astonished passer-by.
Action shots by local Luiz Claudio show the Brazillian jaguar drinking at the water’s edge before slinking across and attacking the smaller predator before seemingly dragging it off to eat.
The jaguar is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush apex predator.
It proved its predatory prowess in the wild on this occasion with a blend of stealth and brute force.
The powerful big cat wrestled with the juvenile croc in the water before taking control and biting the back of the crocodile’s head, delivering the fatal blow.
Bingo: The jaguar is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush apex predator, but this time it is caught attacking the smaller predator before seemingly dragging it off to eat
Take-away: The powerful big cat wrestled with the juvenile croc in the water before taking control and biting the back of the crocodile’s head, delivering the fatal blow
That’s lunch: It proved its predatory prowess in the wild on this occasion with a blend of stealth and brute force
Paws for a drink: A jaguar who decided to cool off with a drink from a Brazilian river came back with more than it bargained for as it picked up a crocodile for lunch
On the prowl: The moment the mighty 220lb cat took down a crocodile was been captured by an astonished passer-by
Caught in the act: Action shots by local Luiz Claudio show the Brazillian jaguar drinking at the water’s edge before slinking across the water
source: dailymail.co.uk
