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See a crocodile launch its body out of the water to get food

See a crocodile launch its body out of the water to get food

An estuarine (or saltwater) crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) leaping from shallow water to get food.
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Transcript

Right in front of us, we have a 4.6 meter-- 15 foot crocodile. He weighs around 450 kilos, and that water there is about hip deep. They are remarkable hunters, guys.

So the lesson-- just because you can't see a crocodile does not mean that they are not there. Tiger! Good man! Come on! Let's see if we can get him up guys. We're going to give him a bit of turkey today.

One really handy technique crocodiles have, out in the wild, is they can launch their bodies vertically up out of the water. The bigger the crocodile, the further they can launch. This animal here should be able to jump.