Viral Video: Crocodile leaps high in air to catch flying drone

Drones are one of the finest gizmos to capture spectacular aerial images and videos. Now, a video has surfaced on the internet which displays a crocodile almost catching a drone when it was busy filming it.

The video shows a drone hovering over a waterbody as the crocodile can be seen following it. The croc was probably disturbed by the noise coming from the drone. As the drone came close to the water, the croc suddenly leaped in the air and tries to catch it in its mouth. However, the drone evades the unexpected attack.

The video was posted on Twitter by reach_anupam. Along with the video, the caption reads, "That was a close call! Crocs are awesome, intimidating creatures that you don't want to mess with. Interested to see the footage captured by that drone - has anyone come across it?"

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The video has now gone viral, with over 1 lakh views and more than 640 retweets. People were totally amused by the clip and poured a barrage of comments. The video also prompted a debate online over drones being used to record wild animals.

A user commented, "Such teasing of animals should not be encouraged. I have seen similar behaviour among travellers on the Bandipur forest road. They keep teasing elephants and provoke it to chase them. This is really unfair."

Another user wrote, "Be thankful for gravity and fluid dynamics that this drone was saved."

The third user wrote, "That is about an 8-10 ft jump. So don't let your hand out when on a riverboat ride."

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