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Friday, 6 February 2015

[www.keralites.net] Elephant tries to pull his trunk out of its jaws but the crocodile refuses to let go at Sabi Sands Game Reserve, in South Africa

Elephant gets a nasty surprise when a crocodile snaps its jaws around its trunk as it takes a drink in South Africa

Elephant had gone for a swim in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa
As it tried to leave the watering hole the giant crocodile latched on to its trunk
Panicked bull nearly lifted the reptile clear of the water as he tried to get free
After stomping on the croc the elephant was eventually able to escape his jaws

Ashley Lewis, a 31-year-old fitness marketer, from Michigan US, caught the fierce fight on camera during a trip to the game reserve in December.

Ashley said: 'We had been sitting in our truck on the river bank. Suddenly, about 300 yards upstream we heard loud and frantic trumpeting from an older bull elephant.

'It was initially hard to make out why, but when he arched his trunk and reared up on his hind legs, it quickly became clear that a crocodile had latched on to his trunk.

'The elephant reared up and down, taking the croc with him as if he was waving around a toy.

'Eventually, when the croc wouldn't loosen his grip, the elephant slammed him on the ground and put his knee, and the full weight of his body, on to the croc and then jabbed it with his tusks.

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[www.keralites.net] Fishermen have discovered a rare megamouth shark trapped in a net at a beach in the Philippines.

Fishermen have discovered a rare megamouth shark trapped in a net at a beach

in the Philippines.

The massive 15-foot adult male shark was dead when it was found beached on the Barangay Marigondon shores in between the Albay and Masbate provinces.

The extraordinary shark has been named toothless by locals but interestingly has an abundance of teeth, which are lined in about 50 rows.

Fishermen have discovered a rare megamouth shark washed up at a beach in the Philippines

The massive 15-foot adult male shark was dead when it was found beached on the Barangay Marigondon shores in between the Albay and Masbate provinces

The extraordinary shark has been named toothless by locals but interestingly has an abundance of teeth, which are lined in about 50 rows

With only 64 previous sightings of this type of shark ever recorded, it is thought scientists will be able to get a close-up look at the the creatures like never before

The shark's cause of death has yet to be determined but it is thought it's body will likely go on display at Albay Parks and Wildlife Centre in the Philippines

The megamouth shark trolls the seabed for small bits of food, catching them with their massive mouths and capturing them in their jaws

Up until now, scientists have had limited information regarding the sharks, as they are very rarely seen by humans

Speaking to The Washington Post , Christopher Bird, a Ph.D. student who studies deep-sea sharks at the University of Southampton in England, said we know so little about the sharks

'It wasn't discovered really until 1976. It's only really seen when it's accidentally caught in fishermen's nets or when it is stranded on beaches.''It's just a mystery', he said

The sharks have only ever been sighted when they come to the surface in the search for food

Fishermen in the Philippines hoisted in the shark, which was a massive 15-feet

Fishermen used a stretcher with steel bars to carry a rare 15-foot megamouth shark which was trapped in a fisherman's net

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