A jaguar who decided to cool off with a drink from a Brazilian river went back with more than it bargained for as it picked up a crocodile for lunch.
The moment the mighty 220lb cat took down a crocodile was been captured by an astonished passer-by.
The stunning pictures, taken by the Piquiri River in the Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, show that in this epic battle of the beasts there can only be one king of the jungle.
Action shots by local Luiz Claudio show the Brazillian jaguar drinking at the water's edge before slinking across and attacking the smaller predator before seemingly dragging it off to eat.
The jaguar is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush apex predator.
It proved its predatory prowess in the wild on this occasion with a blend of stealth and brute force.
The powerful big cat wrestled with the juvenile crocodile in the water before taking control and biting the back of the crocodile's head, delivering the fatal blow.
Photos of the jaguar, which are found over most of South and Central America, are hard to capture in the Brazilian wild, with the cat able to easily camouflage itself into its surroundings.
The powerful cats are the third largest cat in the world but with their size and weight are easily the strongest.
They are able to attack the aquatic creatures by piercing their skulls.
The moment the mighty 220lb cat took down a crocodile was been captured by an astonished passer-by.
The stunning pictures, taken by the Piquiri River in the Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, show that in this epic battle of the beasts there can only be one king of the jungle.
Action shots by local Luiz Claudio show the Brazillian jaguar drinking at the water's edge before slinking across and attacking the smaller predator before seemingly dragging it off to eat.
The jaguar is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush apex predator.
It proved its predatory prowess in the wild on this occasion with a blend of stealth and brute force.
The powerful big cat wrestled with the juvenile crocodile in the water before taking control and biting the back of the crocodile's head, delivering the fatal blow.
Photos of the jaguar, which are found over most of South and Central America, are hard to capture in the Brazilian wild, with the cat able to easily camouflage itself into its surroundings.
The powerful cats are the third largest cat in the world but with their size and weight are easily the strongest.
They are able to attack the aquatic creatures by piercing their skulls.
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