The adult male saltwater crocodile – weighing 1100 lbs – can be seen flipping the feral pig over its head several times.
The crocodile can be seen flicking the pig around Credit: mediadrumimages/AdamBritton/@adambrittoncroc
The reptile was waiting for the pig to “drown”, a croc expert saidCredit: mediadrumimages/AdamBritton/@adambrittoncroc
The force generated by the crocodile as it flicks the pig about can be enough to tear off a limb, according to a croc expert who took the pictures.
The croc repeated the process several times, zoologist Adam saidCredit: mediadrumimages/AdamBritton/@adambrittoncroc
Some of the images show the crocodile looking content after devouring its catch.
It took the crocodile about 50 minutes to eat the pigCredit: mediadrumimages/AdamBritton/@adambrittoncroc
The huge reptile looked content after devouring its preyCredit: mediadrumimages/AdamBritton/@adambrittoncroc
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Adam said the crocodile did not eat anything else for three weeks Credit: mediadrumimages/AdamBritton/@adambrittoncroc
The pig was already dead when the pictures were taken