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Post by apexpredator7 on Apr 9, 2012 9:28:12 GMT -5
saltie wins as it is larger but due to croc toughness it would be one long fight
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Post by Wyvax on Apr 9, 2012 14:28:34 GMT -5
Toss up.
It is kind of a sad irony. US and Japan fought as enemies in WWII, and each had an episode were hundreds of men from both sides were attacked and eaten by large aquatic predators. Japan had the Battle of Ramree with the saltwater crocs, and the US had the Indianapolis incident with sharks.
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Post by jumbo1 on Jun 13, 2012 2:07:36 GMT -5
Krys (if he really was as large as claimed) would eat any nile croc for breakfast
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Post by rhino on Feb 21, 2013 2:51:35 GMT -5
They are so similar that the salty's size advantage is enough.
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Post by Godzillasaurus on Oct 23, 2013 20:53:57 GMT -5
Saltwater crocodile wins. That is the bottom line. It is larger and heavier than its opponent
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Post by rhino on Oct 28, 2013 23:16:40 GMT -5
Speaking of which, does anyone know if Krys the Crocodile (8.63 meters) was proven authentic?
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Post by Godzillasaurus on Oct 29, 2013 13:46:12 GMT -5
I don't know. My best bet is that its size was over exaggerated. The largest confirmed crocodile was Lolong, who measured 23 feet in length and weighed well over a ton. 28 feet seems way too oversized for even an old male salty.
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Post by rhino on Oct 29, 2013 21:43:55 GMT -5
I thought Lolong was less than 23 feet.
And Adam Britton said the same thing you did regarding Krys actually. But I wanted to be sure.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2013 13:07:43 GMT -5
These two seem so similar that it may come down to size. The saltwater crocodile is generally viewed as bigger, but I wonder by how much? Also these species have a very big range and might vary geographically in size. At equal and similar weights its 50/50 I guess.
Also interesting is that niles are always seen hunting much larger prey but salties dont really do so as they dont have much options in Australia and Indonesia where they are common. Even in India or SE Asia I never actually seen a saltie take a Gaur or buffalo like Wikipedia mentions but its probably only because the bovines and crocs are rare in those areas. So while I dont believe the saltie is inferior to the nile in hunting, I'm just throwing this observation out there if anyone want to find a way to support the nile crocodile.
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Post by Godzillasaurus on Oct 31, 2013 17:50:57 GMT -5
There are definitely more large herbivores living in Africa than in SE Asia and Australia, but there are only a few that Nile crocodiles actually take down. Zebras, wildebeest(s?), small giraffes, and young hippos are really the main "large" herbivores that Nile crocs will kill in the wild. I have seen videos of Nile crocodiles failing to take down cape buffalo. Saltwater crocodiles have taken down water buffalo and large cattle before. Here is a video of a saltwater croc eating a large buffalo, although it is unknown if it was killed by the reptile or not (probably the former due to it being consumed in the water, where crocodiles will almost always dismember and eat large prey):
I am not sure about buffalo, but I can tell you for sure that saltwater crocodiles are NOT uncommon in SE Asia. Salties live in more of Asia (including the SE Asian islands) than they do in Australia.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2013 20:53:13 GMT -5
Buffalo is rare for a croc to take down, but still being able to kill a zebra is more impressive then killing a kangaroo or the occasional livestock, even though I'm aware salties dont have large prey in Australia. In the video to be honest the bull looks like its rotting away with all that white algae on the back. I dont think the saltie killed it, but still thanks for the video because I rarely see saltwater crocs with large animals.
Also on the second point, saltwater crocodiles are very rare in most of mainland Asia. I think only the coasts of India still has a large population. Indonesia and the Philippines, the "islands" of SE Asia, have large populations but theres not much large wild prey in those areas. Australia and Papua NG still have the most well-know populations. This is of course coming from some crocodile-related sites as well as wikipedia, so if you have other sources please share them.
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Post by Godzillasaurus on Nov 1, 2013 15:38:00 GMT -5
Then what could have killed it then? You have no proof that it didn't kill it, so we can infer that it did because the crocodile is consuming it in the water.
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Post by Cr1TiKaL on Nov 24, 2013 5:28:50 GMT -5
Saltwater Crocodile wins simply because it is bigger. It's a really pointless match-up, it's basically pitting in one crocodile with a much bigger one.
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Post by rhino on Nov 24, 2013 18:46:47 GMT -5
agreed
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2013 18:20:47 GMT -5
Saltwater Crocodile wins simply because it is bigger. It's a really pointless match-up, it's basically pitting in one crocodile with a much bigger one. How big of a size difference due they usually have though? If its like 100 lbs or so, then for an animal of such sizes like the two crocodiles, 800-1000 lbs, it wont make a difference. This would be like 50/50 because both can kill each other equally as effective due to such a tiny size difference. Maybe aggression would be a better to compare because it could come down to who gets a hold of the other first.
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