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Territorial animal but him getting this mower, he won. december 2011 at the australian reptile park in australia, handlers are inside elvis the crocodiles enclosure doing routine lawn maintenance when the 50-year-old reptile bites the front of the mower. >> let it go. let it go. >> and does not let go. operations manager tim faulkner has worked with this crocodile since his arrival at the park in 2007. >> elvis has given me a hard time on a number of occasions. the rumble of that mower, its some...

Base of the tree and that gave elvis the split second to actually grab it, and i went this way to about here and then started to come across, very slowly, happens a lot slower than you think. i said, let it go, let it go. the croc took the mower into the water. >> after wrestling the lawn mower away, elvis guards it. he knows no man can match the strength of the beast. >> you have to pay credit to the thief. >> two people to carry the mower and he just turns around. >> elvis doesnt take the mowe...

Made them more cautious. >> translator: this year, the cameras will be recording 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. >> this christmas, im really going to be thinking about this event that happened to us. they already saw the cameras. im not worried that they are going to steal from us this year again. coming up -- security cameras catch a shopping spree that puts an end to one mans streak. and when this guy wants the lawn mower, just let him have it. >> this croc is a territorial w mower. when...

>> but the natural order is turned upsidedown when the herd turns angry. in a rare glimpse into the heart of africa, tourists witness an extraordinary battle of prey versus predator. buffalo versus lion. five lions take on a herd of cape buffalo. the lions focus their ferocious energy on the smallest, a baby. the ruthless attack lands the tangle of animals in a watering hole. lurking there, a crocodile hears opportunity knocking. >> theres a crocodile there, too. >> for more than a minute, the c...

Very slowly. it happens a lot slower than you think. i screamed out let it go. the croc took the mower into the water. >> after wrestling the lawn mower away, elvis guards it. faulkner knows no man with match the strength of this 16-foot-long beast. >> you have to pay credit to the strength. two people actually carried the mower and he just turns around. >> elvis doesnt take the mower because hes hungry. his motivation is slightly more egotistical. >> elvis reaction to the mower is purely that o...

In detroit, tigers leading that series, 2-0 over the yankees. and then there is this, a video that just makes us want to say or even scream "do not try this yourself, please." >> yeah. check out this little brain surgeon right here. the one dangling that piece of food right in the face of the massive crocodile. give him some credit, we guess, for keeping his head when he sinks into the mud, a precarious situation. eventually the croc gets his food. and this really intelligent dude heads back t...

Series, 2-0 over the yankees. then there is this, a video that just makes us want to say or even scream "do not try this yourself, please." >> check out this little brain surgeon here. the one dangling that piece of food right in the face of the massive crocodile. now, give him some credit for keeping his head. when he sinks into the mud a precarious situation. eventually the croc gets his food. and this really intelligent dude heads back to his mensa meeting, i guess. can you imagine toying w...

His territory, because thats what he was doing. and generally were able to read him and get out of the way. in this particular case, as young billy there was the one who took the mower from, the mower got between him and the croc and thankfully it was the mower instead of billy. >> from a crocodile who bares his teeth to a man who bares, well, everything. a guy walks into a wal-mart wearing nothing but this blurred circle. security cameras inside the store catch what looks like his plan to cover...

The 50-year-old reptile bites the front of the mower. >> let it go. let it go. let it go. >> and does not let go. operations manager tim faulkner has worked with this salt water crocodile since the arrival at the park in 2007. >> elvis has given me a hard time on a number of occasions. to a crocodile the rumble of that mower, its something that just turns them on. theyve got all of those sensitive receptors around their jaws. good hearing, eyesight. and that rumble of the mower, it can trigger h...

I said, let it go, let it go. the croc took the mower into the water. >> after wrestling the lawn mower away, elvis guards it. no man can scratch the foot long beast. >> you have to pay credit to the thief. >> two people to carry the mower and he just turns around. >> elvis doesnt take the mower because hes hungry. his motivation is slightly more egotistical. >> elvis reaction to the mower is purely that of a territorial response. he doesnt want it for food. that mower is making a rumble. it can...