Can a great white shark eat a crocodile?

He found plenty. But in many cases the crocodilians were the prey, from great white sharks preying on American crocodiles in Colombia, to tiger sharks eating estuarine crocodiles in Australia.
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Do sharks ever eat crocodiles?

A great white shark may take more than one hit and a lot of biting to beat a crocodile, but eventually, the great white shark will win. Sharks species smaller than a great white easily lose to crocodiles. The shark is always the prey when crocodiles and small sharks fight in shallow waters.
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Would a great white shark beat a crocodile?

A great white shark would win a fight against a saltwater crocodile. These deadly creatures are incredibly powerful, but the great white shark has an amazing advantage in the water. Not only would this animal probably notice the crocodile first, but it also has the speed to land a devastating attack.
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Would a crocodile beat a shark?

Crocodile vs Shark: Bite Power and Teeth

Sharks have them beat, though. They bite at 4,000PSI with 300 serrated teeth measuring more than two inches. The contest is close, and you'll often see lists that rank the saltwater crocodile as the most powerful bite force.
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Which is worse shark or crocodile?

Historically, crocodile attacks are 100 times deadlier than shark attacks—and far more frequent—ranging from harrowing individual confrontations to a mass attack on World War II soldiers. A crocodile's jaw crushes down on its victim with 3,700 pounds per square inch of force.
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Who would win hippo or crocodile?

A hippo would win a fight against a crocodile. Although crocodiles are large, powerful creatures, they cannot kill a fully grown hippo. Hippos are large, roundish animals that are much taller than crocodiles. The only place they would be vulnerable to attack is their legs.
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Who will win crocodile or alligator?

Crocodile: Who Would Win in a Fight? Crocodiles win the fight because they're bigger, stronger, and more aggressive than alligators. Although the chances of them meeting are not great due to population differences and ranges, a match between these two heavyweights could happen in southern Florida.
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Who would win crocodile or komodo dragon?

A crocodile would win a fight against a Komodo dragon. Crocodiles are simply too large and too powerful for a Komodo dragon to fight back against. One likely outcome would be the crocodile waiting for the Komodo dragon in water and dragging it beneath the waves to suffer a brutal death.
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Who wins shark or alligator?

Sharks are larger, stronger, and more powerful than alligators. The fight would start with the shark sensing the alligator in the water with its powerful sense of smell. It would rush towards it, driving all of its weight into the alligator while landing a bone-breaking bite.
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Who wins crocodile or tiger?

In the water, if a crocodile surprise attack fails, the tiger has the edge. On the land, crocodile's chances for survival are almost impossible, and a tiger's strength, speed, and ferocity make it easy to kill a crocodile. Thus, the competition favors the great tiger, the strongest and largest big cat.
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What kills more alligators or sharks?

Shark attacks may be more common than alligator attacks, but alligator attacks are about three times more likely to be deadly.
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Who would win crocodile or anaconda?

A crocodile would beat an anaconda in a fight. A fully grown crocodile is simply too big and strong for an anaconda to kill. Even in an ambush situation, the anaconda would struggle to wrap enough of its body around the crocodile to inhibit its movement and crush it.
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Are hippos bulletproof?

The thickness of the skin and bulky size of hippos make hippos almost bulletproof or immune to bullets. However, one can bring a hippo down by shooting him in his torso – the skin is fragile in this area.
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Who would win elephant or crocodile?

On land, crocodiles are slow and maneuverability would be an issue. The elephant would merely stomp on the crocodile and it would be game over. In water the crocodile might have a slightly better chance, as it can maneuver better and put itself in a better position to attack the elephant.
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Which shark has the strongest bite?

A mako shark off the coast of New Zealand has delivered the most powerful bite of any shark ever physically measured, scientists say.
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Can a blue whale swallow a shark?

Second, most species of cetacea (including large baleen whales) have small throats, which prevent them from swallowing a shark or large object. For example, the throat of a blue whale (the largest whale in the world) is less than 1 ft.
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Who has sharper teeth crocodile or shark?

Saltwater crocodiles have the strongest bite out of all the crocodiles. They have a bite that rivals the bite of a t-rex. The bull shark, meanwhile, has the strongest bite of all sharks.
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Who would win crocodile or lion?

Although the lion has a lot of advantages over the crocodile in terms of a fight, the crocodile would win in a fight against a lion. The crocodile is simply too large and powerful for the lion to defeat.
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Can sharks eat alligators?

One gator was a 15-footer — probably an exaggeration, Nifong and Lowers conclude. The sharks bit off gators' forelimbs and parts of their tails. Several sharks and gators died.
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Who would win a crocodile or a bear?

Bear vs Crocodile: Bite Power and Teeth

Their bite force is about 1,200 PSI at maximum, more than enough to inflict harsh wounds. Crocodiles have the strongest measured bite of any creature at 3,700 PSI along with 4-inch teeth to dig into foes. Crocodiles have far stronger bites and much stronger teeth.
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