Alligators eating Sharks?
@LeaPea2417 (36442)
Toccoa, Georgia
October 24, 2017 12:27pm CST
I saw a wild and crazy article about how there was a study and that study led to the conclusion that in some cases, alligators will eat sharks. Many scientists and even I never thought that the two could cross paths since sharks are salt water creatures and alligators are fresh water creatures. But, the study found that both creatures can wade into the mixing of the ocean and fresh waters of estuaries and that way can cross paths. It even said on even rarer occasions sharks will eat small younger alligators.
It is an interesting article.
As far as research goes, it sounds pretty intense: pumping the stomachs of 500-plus alligators—live and alert ones at that.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 17
Yes I agree, it would eat anything to satisfy hunger
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
24 Oct 17
That article is very interesting, we do not have alligators but we have large if not the largest in the world saltwater crocodiles gives me an idea just what happens when they are out there in the open sea. I did not know alligators ventured to the ocean.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Oct 17
@LeaPea2417 God knows what other creatures they prey upon
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Oct 17
Yes, those saltwater crocodiles, I bet, eat not only sharks but many other sea creatures.
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
24 Oct 17
@LeaPea2417 Lol! I don't blame you one bit!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Oct 17
A fight between a gator and shark sounds like a SyFy Channel movie.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Oct 17
I hate to see animals killing animals, eating them alive!:(
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Oct 17
I agree, but the way they do that is a part of the food chain. I remember learning about that in school.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Oct 17
@LeaPea2417 Yes, for sure, it's survival of the fittest.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
27 Oct 17
I imagine those crocs and alligators will eat just about anything.
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Oct 17
Yes, they are kind of like garbage disposals.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Oct 17
I am not fond of either one so I think they can eat each other all they want as far as I am concerned but yes it is surprising.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
27 Oct 17
I recently discovered that Bull Sharks are in fresh water. They are in rivers
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Oct 17
Interesting, I didn't realize that.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
27 Oct 17
@LeaPea2417 there were two in the river in West Virginia recently.
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Oct 17
I agree, and I am also scared of both of them.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Oct 17
An alligator eating a shark is very odd.
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Oct 17
Yes, it is , I would have never thought it before reading that article.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
It would be so scary if there's alligators in the seas! Who won between the two?
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Oct 17
I agree, it would be very scary if alligators roamed the oceans.
@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Oct 17
Oh yes, I did hear about anacondas becoming more in number in the everglades. That is scary!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Oct 17
well i guess in the water world the pecking order goes the same as land
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
25 Oct 17
Sounds like a fight worth watching
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Oct 17
That would be interesting to watch.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
26 Oct 17
Those elongated jaws are quite enough to eat anything
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