In nature far from modern civilization, if any animal wants to survive, it must abide by the survival law of the weak and the strong. Under this law, most animals living in the wild need to be on the lookout for potential dangers around them, even those at the top of the food chain.
Just like the leopard below, when it drank water, although it was always vigilant against the dangers around it, it could not escape in the end, and the claws of the giant crocodile lurking under the water, the moment the giant crocodile rushed out of the water, it firmly locked the throat of the leopard. No matter how desperately it struggles, it is just a futile struggle...
In the vast african land, there are all kinds of rare animals that we can only see in zoos, and in the annual migration season, there will often be a migration event in this land, "ten thousand horses galloping", for countless animals on the way to migration, their most feared is not the fierce land overlords such as lions and cheetahs, but the countless crocodiles lurking under the water.
In Africa, crocodiles have the title of king of Africa, and the origin of this title does not need to be repeated here, after all, even the leopard can easily hunt animals, in this land, if you do not call the king, it is impossible to say. Among the many crocodile species in Africa, the Nile crocodile is the leader of the crocodile family.
This crocodile is mainly distributed in the Nile River Basin in Africa, as well as in the southeast region, hence the name Nile crocodile. The Nile crocodile is the largest crocodile in Africa and the largest reptile in the region. Their body length is between 2-6 meters, and the weight of adult Nile crocodiles is about 225-1000 kg. In addition to their large size, the lifespan of the Nile crocodile is also very long, with an average lifespan of about 70 years, but the longest can live up to a century.
In Kenya, Africa, every year when the migration season comes in October, more than 1.5 million wildebeests travel from Tanzania, 3,000 kilometers away, after a long journey to this land, of course, to this land, not the end of their trip, only after safely crossing the Mara River, they can be completely relieved. But even this last "ferry" is also called "the ferry of heaven". Because, this is not so simple as crossing the river, in the process of crossing the river, they will also face a test of life and death...
The Nile crocodile is the biggest source of danger in the Mara River, and it is also the "god of death" that wildebeests must face head-on, and during this season, the Nile crocodile knows that many animals, including wildebeest, will carry out large-scale migration, and this river is also their place to pass. Crossing the past means that they can reach the "paradise" full of water and grass, and if they cannot cross, they will either die of lack of food or will die of hunting by predators.
Therefore, these migratory animals have no choice, and can only cross hard for the sake of a glimmer of hope.
And the Nile crocodiles, all ready for a sumptuous meal, are ready for a sumptuous meal.
Like most species of crocodiles, the Nile crocodile attacks quickly, and then "unloads eight pieces" of prey by rolling its body.
But then again, although this attack is very fierce, it is also a fatal shortcoming.
When the locals hunt the Nile crocodile, they will use a very strong "fish hook" to hook their scales, after being hooked, the Nile crocodile will instinctively roll over the body to break free of the hook, but they can not imagine that the more they roll, the tighter the fishing line will wrap themselves, until the whole body is entangled and unable to move.
As early as the 9th century AD, intelligent humans had mastered this innate weakness of the Nile crocodile. Therefore, from that time on, the Nile crocodile has long been hunted.
Nowadays, the large demand for crocodile skin products has also accelerated the hunting of nile crocodiles by hunters, although the Nile crocodile itself is only a low-risk species, but in fact, wild Nile crocodiles have become endangered or even extinct in some areas.
It has to be said that even the king of Africa, after encountering greedy human beings, had to obediently submit to himself.
It seems that human beings have the upper hand under the natural law of the weak and the strong, but is it really good to have the upper hand in this way?