The hunter becomes the hunted...

[True Dough]

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[Haggis for Breakfast]

1. Whoa.

[tblue37]

2. Wow. K&R. nt

[saidsimplesimon]

3. Pretty Kitty, Meow....

[democratisphere]

4. Nature is damn cruel.

One minute you're minding your own business, the next minute you're dinner.

[Hoyt]

5. When you're hungry . . . . . .

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Jaguars are among the most powerful of all the big cats.

You don't want to mess with a jaguar.

[Solly Mack]

7. That ain't his first rodeo.

[Quemado]

8. I first saw that video a few years ago.

Still impressive.

[msongs]

9. maybe its just a rescue from being stuck on the sandbar.... hmmm nt

[True Dough]

10. My apologies to the big cat

if I misinterpreted its altruistic deed!

[Bayard]

11. Astounding

My jaw literally dropped!

[pazzyanne]

24. I'm still trying to pick my jaw up from the floor!

[lunatica]

12. The power of that jaguar is damn impressive

It made it look easy. Obviously it knew exactly where to bite that croc to avoid the jaws.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Wow. That is amazing.

[Kali]

14. one of my cats is always after lizards too

[True Dough]

16. So you have witness this play out in real life

just on a much smaller scale.

[Kali]

17. well, there sure isn't much risk to my cat from his hunting.

I suppose if he messed up with a big spiny lizards it might bite him, but it sure isn't the same as what that cat risks if he misses his kill.

[pansypoo53219]

28. well, they say it tastes like chicken.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. A jaguar kills caimans by biting through the skull

They have the strongest bite of any cat.

[colorado_ufo]

18. Tremendous swimmers and love watet.

[Collimator]

19. Based on the title, I expected another twist.

I thought that the gator/croc (?) would turn the tables once that cat got back into the water. I figured that the water was the gator's "turf" and that it might do that roll and drown its victim thing.

One way or another, it was kind of awesome. At least, in this struggle, it was easier to choose a side. I instinctively side with mammals in nature conflicts. It's particularly hard when a wolf goes after a rabbit. The rabbit is cute, but the wolf cubs need to eat.

[lillypaddle]

21. I should have read this before I posted

below #20. I'm with you. Great minds? lol

[pansypoo53219]

29. i always was on the predator's side.

[lillypaddle]

20. Excuse me, but I take things very literally

The cat was the hunter. So did the croc become the hunter and drown the cat, who became the hunted? I'm confused. Looks the the hunter ate the fucking croc. AIR?

[True Dough]

22. Well...

The croc is a hunter by nature and they're rarely prey, ergo the title. It can be confusing if you do enough mental gymnastics. This is the Lounge. Probably best to save the scrutiny for General Discussion or the Primary group.

[lillypaddle]

23. LOL

Yeah, I know ... it can be obnoxious.

[debsy]

25. Fraud alert: Kevin W didn't see that except on National Geographic

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My son sent this to us a few years back and knew exactly where to find the original film that was apparently clipped and dubbed. What a hack and a fraud. He fits in well with DT and his minions. The episode occurred in Brazil between a Jaguar and a caiman.

[True Dough]

26. Good to know

I won't be inviting Kevin to our backyard BBQ next weekend!

But it's still amazing footage, even if it belongs to National Geographic.

[Vdizzle]

32. Maybe Kevin just meant that he just saw the video.

N/T

[lark]

27. WOW!

I knew Jaguars were very strong, but had no idea they were successfully hunting alligator strong! Wow!

[AllaN01Bear]

30. wont play for me :(. krum.

but i can imagine !!!! jaws theme playing in back ground. ta dadum. dadum dadum dudum.

[Glaisne]

31. Yeah, This video has been around for awhile.

But make no mistake, cats are bad ass.

[marble falls]

33. The video was taken down.

[True Dough]

34. Well, it was a good run

But see post 25 in this thread. There's a related video posted. The action from my original vid starts around the 1:20 mark.