The owner of his personal Facebook account, Danny Gilliam, received 18,000 likes and 99,000 shares after uploading an image of a small crocodile captured by a great blue heron (scientific name: Ardea herodias) in Vietnam, in Lake Apopka, Florida , USA. The owner of the publication himself took these photographs.
The great blue heron is common near coasts or wetlands in most of North and Central America, and is also the largest of all extant herons in North America, with a dimensional size of 115 to 138 cm in height. and from 1.82 to 3.6 kg in weight.
Upon catching the baby crocodile, the great heron grabbed its head and managed to pull its prey into its abdomen. With just a few skillful adjustments with its beak, the heron placed the crocodile in a favorable position and swallowed the future “swamp.” ”. king” in the womb.
Let’s see the impressive images when the great blue heron eats the crocodile:
