Otter bites crocodile tail
ZambiaDespite the crocodile opening its mouth to threaten, the otters still repeatedly rushed in to attack, likely to protect their young.
Iain McDonald heard a loud roar coming from the other side of the river while making tea at the Mayukuyuku campsite, Kafue national park, Zambia. Mail reported on April 20. McDonald then discovered that the “owner” of the roar was a crocodile about 2.5 meters long. It is dealing with an otter.
In the video recorded by McDonald’s, the otter rushes to bite the crocodile’s tail. Not afraid of the huge predator that opened its mouth to threaten, the otters continued to attack. This time, the small animal bit into the crocodile’s body.
“I was very confused, obviously the otter was playing with fire. But when I watched the video again, the otter appeared to be very cunning. It attacked the crocodile’s tail and avoided the sharp teeth. The only reason that I can think of an otter with young nearby and trying to scare away the alligator. I don’t think it risked its life just to play, but I can’t say for sure,” McDonald said.
“This is my first time encountering otters in Africa. I installed the camera on a stand facing the Kafue River while making tea at the camp. I heard a roar and thought it was a lion standing on the other side of the river. . But to my surprise, it was a big crocodile roaring with otters,” he added.
After the clash, the otters moved a few meters away and drank the water, then darted into the bushes. The alligator stayed a little longer and then crawled into the river, McDonald said.
There are four species of otters that live in Africa: the spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), the African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis), the Congo clawless otter (Aonyx congicus) and common otters (Lutra lutra). Congo clawless otters usually eat relatively soft things such as frogs, eggs, and small terrestrial vertebrates, while the other three species mainly feed on fish, frogs and small crustaceans. All four species are classified as “vulnerable” in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Thu Thao (According to Mail)
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