The Most Epic Animal Battles

The Most Epic Animal Battles
In the wild, anything can happen. All sorts of species cross paths and when they do, they either clash or go their own way. How would a Moray Eel react when seeing a shark? What happens when a kangaroo meets an emu? If you want to find out about these and more, it’s time to watch as we count down 15 epic animal battles.Show more

Crocodile Vs Hippo

Fights between hippos and crocodiles are epic. Crocodiles typically weigh one ton, while hippos can weigh up to two tons. A carnivore, overall, does not want to eat a prey its own size, preferring to eat something larger. Although the crocodile has a powerful bite, the hippo can easily crush it with its mouth, penetrating and grinding it. In the meantime, a hippo is large enough that nothing other than an elephant or a pride of lions can kill it. For a single crocodile to consider attacking a hippo is a large endeavor. It’s usually the hippos that chase the crocodiles who don’t seem to want to have to deal with the “hippo beasts”.

However, in this first clip, these crocodiles are feeding on a dead hippo. It makes it much easier that way. Did they kill the hippo, or are they just eating a hippo that was already dead? Next, this huge crocodile has killed a hippo calf and is swimming with it in its mouth and begins swallowing it a little further down the stream where there are fewer spectators. I guess it wants to eat its dinner in peace. This next confrontation gives the hippo the edge since it takes place on land. The hippo maneuvers around the reptile but doesn’t know if it should bite or kiss it. Finally, this crocodile tears this hippo calf to shreds by twisting and spinning it. At least the hippo is dead during the process.

Cheetah Vs Wildebeest

The cheetah is not a big cat, but it’s extremely fast, so the challenge for this speedster is not to catch its prey, but to be able to bring it down, especially considering cheetahs hunt alone most of the time. In this video, which takes place during the great wildebeest migration, two male cheetahs hunt a wildebeest. After killing one of the hundreds of wildebeests, one of the cheetahs rejoins his friend. They eat their dinner together. In this next video, this cheetah corners a young wildebeest and although the wildebeest tries to get itself out of the grip of the cat, it doesn’t work, and the cheetah is able to finish off its prey and feast on it. Next, these two cheetahs are enjoying their lunch, when a curious wildebeest looks at them from afar. The second, one of the cheetahs sees the wildebeest, it abandons its lunch and chases the onlooking wildebeest.

You can see the speed of the cat as it catches up to the wildebeest in no time. The acceleration is insane. These two cheetahs have taken care of lunch and dinner. This next clip is not easy to watch. A mother cheetah brought back this young wildebeest for her four cubs to practice on, and since the cubs are just beginning to learn the ropes, they are toying with the wildebeest without really knowing what to do. Meanwhile, the mother does not interfere, so this will be a long and painful death for the wildebeest calf. This cheetah kills a wildebeest and drags it near a vehicle. It takes a lot of power for a small cat-like cheetah to drag a fairly large animal like this wildebeest. Finally, sometimes, when the wildebeest is big enough, it will turn the table on the cheetah and chase it, just like in this video. This wildebeest will not be intimidated!