@Timo You have no idea what you're talking about. Evolution is not the cause of organisms. You do not know how history occured, the history of crocodiles, anything about dinosaurs, you only use what authority has told you to pretend that you're intelligent or understand anything.
@@CirrowProductions What the heck are you on about? Timo is saying that crocodiles and alligators have seemingly reached their peak evolution a long time ago because they had become such effective predators. They are similar to sharks, which have also been around for millions of years, almost entirely unchanged, because they became so efficient at hunting and survival. Anyway, evolution is the "cause of organisms" because natural selection requires it to be so. You have three cheetahs there who will breed better cheetahs - one who will do so by never breeding, and two who will breed cheetahs that are smarter around watering holes.
@Your Kommandant Yes, agreed, though I think we can also agree that there are plenty of religious people whose beliefs and mindset border on delusion, literally by definition.
If you notice,the cheetah turns his eyes away for just 1 second. That’s all the crocodile needed. 1 second. It’s amazing for a crocodile of such enormous size to move undetected under water.
i like to think that it was distracted by the human, but i guess that's still part of natural selection. if it weren't distracted by the human it might have been distracted by something else
Crocodiles cannot be seen by whatever is drinking water because the drinking animal's eyes are low on the water. That means that the water reflection is pretty strong even at near distance. So you cant see the croc from there even if it came a 30 cm from you. If you look from above u spot it easily but not if you keep low near the water level
If you watch in slow motion the cheetah's eyes were not turned away when it was grabbed. And it tried opening its mouth to bite but really had no chance.
Actually it seemed not to be undetected. Bungei said it was there for a while and also, notice the cub hissing. It was scared but sadly, it might not have known the real danger the crocodile posed.
@@ryand141 Pretty astonishing isn't it? Especially when you consider that cheetah was already on high alert. If you slow the video down, you can see the the croc coming out of the water before it gets the cheetah. Just hard to believe the cheetah couldn't react fast enough. Obviously the croc would be too quick for a human in that situation, but a cheetah? Surprising.
I think the crocs back being slightly bigger kinda confused the cheetah by how close it actually was when it rose out the water, even then it’s still crazy
@@dawnlee866Cheetah is fast but there is no way it would escape this, even if fully aware, it was in a vulnerable positon and the crocodile's tackling precision was perfect.
The crocodile was LITERALLY right under the cheetahs nose and he didn’t spot him. He was practically drinking water off the crocodiles head. Unbelievable, incredible…no words.
I think the Cheetah knew something was up, it was hissing at something right at the start of the video… clearly didn’t trust it’s instinct and paid for it
@dlyras Either that or, maybe the crocodile saw the cheetah from across the water and it swam towards it and grabbed it. Or maybe the cheetah wasn't paying attention as to what was under it or seeing any water movements of the crocodile swimming in it's direction since maybe all the cheetah could probably think was being thirsty wanting a drink of water. But the cheetah is in a better place now living a better life in spirit.
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Cheetah lost focus for a couple of second looking around and at the camera's direction. Maybe it could've reacted on time because it saw the croc. It proved to be costly.
This has to be the single best moment caught on camera this year. Obviously not for the cat, who I do feel for as with any death, but I'm just in awe at the speed of the crocodile. It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it event, and I'm sure it's a rare sight to see, one predator taking another.
Usualy Cheetahs are way quicker than those slow crocodiles. This cheetah was a cub and just very unlucky, it jumped quick enough but the crocodiel catched it only on the lose skin. Crocodiles and aligators are disgusting creatures we should have extincted 100 years ago, they cant kill pray so they drown it.
@@Nr.7-SevenWhat kind of nonsense are you talking about? Crocodiles are fast enough and they are not terrible, they are living creatures. The strength of this crocodile would clearly be enough to kill a cheetah even on land, he did not have to drag it under water at all. Our community also opposes the extermination of most animal species. Anti-giyzm does not support such a careless and illiterate attitude towards the environment.
That was a huge and powerful beast. The cat had no chance. In five seconds the crock was swimming like it had twin engines, creating a big wake and was already yards from shore. I also felt sad for the park rangers who obviously have affection and admiration for nature.
Busani handled this awful tragedy well. Yes, we know it's nature, but it seems to shock people (they don't seem to worry too much if it's an antelope being taken down). Kudos, Busani for being realistic, but also empathetic to the situation.
Folks grow attached to the cats and their story. People don’t generally see the same antelope drive after drive and grow attached to its story. They are well known to be endangered, the fasted land animal, reminds people of their own cats, watch them grow up, etc....
I was shocked that the gator was not even seen by the animal or the camera, and how precise the gator was in immediately grabbing the cheetah by the neck.
@@ohioexpax1592the cheetah knew it was there because the people knew it was there. They even mentioned how risky the cheetah was by being so close. I think it just thought it could leap back in time if the croc lunged for it but got distracted by the people and the croc took advantage of the Cheetah's lapse of concentration. It was definitely staring right at the croc
Yep. As the video said.. it was only a cub. An adult cheetah probably has better instincts than to challenge a crocodile in their natural habitat. Probably would've drank at a different spot.
I remember hearing a study done that mentioned humans being more comfortable with a mammal killing a non mammal than vice versa. It was based on shared genetic similarities. If a spider attacked a bird we are more prone want to defend the bird based on less separation of DNA.
Study is bs. Mammals on avg are more intelligent and intertwined with our daily lives. Providing us with comforts as pets, or sustinence as cattle. Even in the sea the smartest creatures are mammals, and so we value animals with a higher intelligence. I would feel bad for an octopus than a fish for example, just due to that. I would feel worse about a parrot's death than a rat for example, due to the type of relationship we have with the former than historically with the latter.
@@hondaguy5729 Way to miss the point entirely and fixate on a random example. I could operate on the same level and respond with "Why? Don't you like parrots? Why do you hate parrots?" 😂
Back in 1996 when I was 21, I was at Adelaide river NT Australia, on a Barramundi boat. It was late at night, after dinner, myself and 2 crew were putting scraps of food off our plates over the side of boat...a massive dark abject floats past boat, illuminated by lights on deck A big Croc used the tide to sneek up on us..not moving any of it's legs, just floating right past as we looking over the side. I thought it was a log, lucky we not bending over or we were croc food. I'll never forget how cunning crocs at night are...respect!
To be fair, the cheetah seen the croc. That's why he hissed. It really became a problem when he thought the croc was pump faking. That croc was in deed not pump faking 🤣😂
It wasn't really stealthy. The cheetah knew the Croc was there. But it was too young to understand the danger it was it. It overestimated it's reflexes, thinking it could get away quickly.
@@Nashlash it can get away. It died because it looks at the cameraman. Croc pounces then as obviously looking away makes them blind for a second. Yes it underestimated the danger in the sense it thought it could look away for 1 second but had he been focused on the croc like in the start he would have dodged it im sure
I feel sad for the cheetah, but also somewhat admire that the crocodile did. That's build and tactic that has stood the test of time in some way or another for over 200 million years. Every animal has to drink water some of the time.
the first thing i said when the face got hit was oooohh!!!!!!!!!!!! gosh first time seeing this and you can't even see the crocodile at first until it bites
crocodiles are absolutely stupid and only use brute force to attack anything they see. they have no preference to catching prey thats why even the birds stay away from them.
Amazing how the crocodile was able to spot the cheetah underwater and launch a surprise Attack even the fastest animal on land the cheetah is not able to react
Crocodiles have a clear membrane that covers their eyes while underwater, this allows them to see while submerged. And the cheetah was young and inexperienced, it probably didnt know the full danger of a crocodile in the water.
Cheetahs are only the fastest if they make it to full speed they don't just start at 50k. They do need some time to get some speed. Your comment is mute
He wasn't really underwater. He was camouflaged by the water. He was laying in wait. The incredible thing is that he was just laying there, and the cheetah never saw him.
This may look brutal to our sensitivities but people should understand this has been happening for millions of years and we don't have a right to interfere just because some people may feel sorry for "the cute kitty"
No, you see Lion's cross rivers and Croc's move in and have a go and Lion's stick it to them in the water. On land they get behind them and put their fangs into the back of Croc's necks.
@@douggherkin Lions are actually afraid of even average crocodiles and will only attack juvenile. If a full-grown croc decides to attack, it's game over for the lion on land or in water, no matter.
Thanks WE for sharing this footage with your viewers. I am glad it was filmed although it was not live at that time. It is sad that there are people that get mad when footage of this nature are shown as if WE intended to be cruel and insensitive. I realize that there are sensitive and young viewers and for that I was very thankful that it was not live when it happened but I am grateful that it was possible for WE to share with who wanted to see it. What happened is sad for us as humans to see but we, as spectators of the wild and nature, can only respect it in full when we also see things like this happen. Yes, going to bushveld and wild nature has a wonderfull impact of calmness and Tranquillity, peace and appreciation on ones mood. But it also have the hard parts for us too see, times that you wish the predator is successful in its hunt but sad when it is. Mixed emotions because we are not them, the animals, neither are they thinking like us about it. Viewers must always remember that this is natural behaviour for animals and humans must not interfere or intervene even if it is tuff. We can only intervene when humans are the culprits in harming the animals, setting snares, poaching, or selling these beautiful animals on the illigal markets.
Well, I will make MY anger clear, since you are sad that some got angry at this upload. My anger is not at the sensitive content. I watched this channel for 5 solid years. I have seen *LIVE* kills, and I have recovered from each one, as it is nature's way. What DOES anger me is that people felt the need, the right, to watch something they KNEW would be horrendous to see, when it did not happen while we were actually watching that location. People so unwilling to accept that some scenes happen while we are not looking! And it sure as heck seems that all of you who are "glad" you got to see this, are thirsty for gore, not "nature". So, before you lump ALL those who are angry into one cute little pigeon hole, make sure you actually know for CERTAIN why each and every angry one is angry!
I watched the drive that day and the mother is the cat walking away. The naturalist said the mother called (viewers could not hear) to her cub as her senses were sharper than his. He wanted a drink and it was his last. Her calling after the croc pulled him under water was pitiful. I think you guys can pull up the drive and view the original video.
the cheetah actually saw the croc. it even warned the croc. young cheetah did not expect the speed of the croc because it was moving slow in the water.
@bkjeong4302 Cheetahs can see individual blades of grass 1km away. You're getting confused with a human's sight perception. Not to mention a Cheetah's hearing us also insanely good.
The Cheetah looked away at something right off when Croc popped up. It's crazy how big was Croc but it didn't cause any commotion to the water while approaching, that happened so fast.
@@trogil775 I feel sad with all live kills wether it's a leopard cub taken by lions, or a baby buffalo taken .. it's nature - I can feel sad, if I want to
It break my heart. I thought they left after mother cheetah suspicious there's something in the water. It turned out the boy came back for a drink. RIP boy
what part of it did you not understand???? We were told, a crocodile got the male cub, and the male cub did not get away. See, I understood that a croc came and snatched the cub in its jaws, and that was ALL I needed. Some just rely on the horror and gore before "getting" it. SMH
@@derrylowe10 did you see the first video of this event? For me, when I have the full story visually, it helps fully process what happened. Then, I’m not saying it isn’t a tragedy.!
@@derrylowe10 did you see the first video of this event. For me, when I have the full picture visually, it helps me fully process this types of tragedies. Make no mistake it hard to see a young cubs life end like this. Also, this is a quality video with expert analysis!
Crocodilians spend weeks studying behavioral patterns. That cheetah likely had been drinking there for weeks. Crocodilians are not stupid; despite what people think. They are, in many ways, smarter than mammalian predators.
The guy narrating called it before it even happened and he's obviously familiar with the croc activity and he knew the cheetah was too close to edge of the water.
I saw the whole thing on their channel on TV, they had spotted the croc closing in earlier. This was just a short clip to show when the attack happened.
Zebra got eaten by crocodile = nothing you can do its the circle of life Cheetah got eaten by crocodile = Oh nooo why is nature like this oh nooo why didnt someone shoot the crocodile?
Гепарды, если так можно выразиться - более благородные хищники, по сравнению с остальными. Поэтому так жалко ту киску. А вторая половинка ещё не раз посмотрела на водную гладь... Грустно всё это...
🥺 sometimes nature makes me so sad. But, I was glad to hear that the people recording actually care about their wildlife. It also sounded that if there was something they could do they would help. I praise WildEarth for that!
Definitely an older more experienced croc. You can tell by it’s size of course, it’s insanely precise and stealthy ambush on the cheetah and lastly how it drowned it right away, didn’t play any games with it. Incredible stuff
wow. We did not see this during the live drive. It is hard to watch. But it was generous of WildEarth to share this footage that they did get that day. I try to look for the "positives" to remain objective(and ease my naturally human emotional response)... The mom tried to caution her two cubs about the crocodile. Only the animals that have the strength and instinctive "wisdom" to avoid dangers will survive and thrive. Hopefully the sister cub will benefit from what happened to her brother. It appears that this happened very quickly. And I know animals are more "in the moment" than we humans. So i presume the cub was content enjoying his drink, and then was purely focused on evading. I think beyond that he was very quickly unaware of anything. Perhaps in his mind the last thought was the anticipation of running and being no longer there...but way far away from the danger... in his mind and heart. And finally, there's the tiny positive that it was the male cub that was lost and not the sister. She has a chance to survive and produce litters to increase the very endangered cheetah population.
@@maverick2560 well ... for the crocodile it was an accomplished goal. Though he did not look desperately in need of a meal. And eating a carnivore ..especially one as lean as a young cheetah .. wasn't that much of a nutritional gain.
Crazy part is the Crocodile was probably looking at the cheetah the whole time. Soon as it bend its head down to take a drink" BOOM! Its over. I wonder if a Jaguar would have gotten away?
What’s the one thing that every living organism on Earth has in common? Water! We all need water to live. Without it, we all cease to exist. And that’s what’s so scary about crocodiles is that they’re apex predators who use what you need the most in life against you. And the fact that they have a complete mastery of stealth in the water is what makes them even scarier. Take the cheetah in this video. Clearly, it was on alert while it was drinking the water, but the crocodile used the winds blowing intensely on the water’s surface as some sort of camouflage to swim very gently until it got right where it wanted to make the kill. That’s absolutely brilliant! 3/5/24 | 6:45 a.m. | EST
I don’t know why but this is so hilarious to me ..😭😂🤣 I shouldn’t be laughing at this but it’s just so random and sudden and before you know it he’s GONE..
What’s chilling is how quick it happens. The cheetah gets snatched, dragged in and death rolled and then the water goes back to being dead calm, as if nothing happened 💀 brutal
I love cheetahs they’re my favorite big cat. The young cheetah knew something was there, you could see it hissing and looking before it started drinking. Also I thought the reflexes of the cat would have been faster than the croc as you could see the cat preparing for evasive maneuvers before speedy the croc grabbed the cat. Oh well, the croc has gotta eat too!
The distressed body language of the on looking cheetah during the aftermath of this horrific was heart-rending. Hopefully, it will get over it before I will!😖😫😆🥺
Painless or not since we can’t know what a creature experiences. The demise of any creature is always sad in my heart. Always sad no matter the reason. One should live another must die makes it no less sad to me.
@@26DeislerFCB I'd like to think that is painless, but having a large croc clamp down on your neck and then drag you to the bottom of a pan to drown can't be free of suffering. The croc however was just trying to survive and there was no malice in it. Doesn't make the sighting any less sad, but it is important to keep in mind that it is the cycle of life playing out in the bush..no different than if we watch a cheetah kill an impala lamb.
@@cawfeecatt1553 Parrots are related to crocodiles, so yes, they are incredibly smart too like monitors, turtles, hyenas. Chimpanzees are not intelligent enough to act rationally.
