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| quote: | Originally posted by Lanithium
anyway.. only saw bits and pieces of that interview one part where he said "he was in complete control".. what a load of bullshit. thats a wild animal he has no idea how its going to react, one small mistake and that kid would of been seriously injured or most likely dead. |
Not really - he's been around crocodiles all his life, and has probably worked with that very same crocodile for many years.
He may be a brash loudmouth, but he's still a trained professional, and so has a very good idea of how the croc will react.
A few pointers:
1. The croc had just been fed. No hunger = no desire to lunge and snatch baby.
2. Crocs are known for their blistering movement emerging from the whatever to snatch unsuspecting animals at the water's edge. This exercise is very difficult - they need to slow their heart rate down to about 5bpm, allowing them to sneak up on the prey unnoticed, before a sudden burst of energy lets them grab an animal before it knows the croc is there. This croc was out of the water and thus incapable of this movement.
3. Shows and performances like this are based on the idea of "perceived danger" - something that looks dangerous but isn't that likely to be harmful. In this instance, we assume the croc is going to lunge at him any second, we are instinctively afraid of crocs, so we sit there on the edge of our seats thinking "OMG he'll be killed and eaten" -- but the reality is that it's just not going to happen.
As I said in a previous post, it's just a complete beat-up.
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