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Ask any surfer what their greatest fear is, you'll likely hear them reply, "getting attacked by a shark". The most likely exception would be if they answered, "getting attacked by a crocodile". While not nearly as common as sharks, crocodiles are found throughout large parts of the surf world including, (but not limited to) Mexico, Indonesia, and Australia.

But you would never readily think of the two apex predators targeting each other unless, of course, it's in Australia. That's exactly what happens in this video that came on radar thanks to shark expert and activist Madison Pip Stewart, aka Shark Girl Madison, who posted it as an appreciation of the wilderness of our world.

We see the shark swim in water that is barely two feet deep, terrifying to see for any and all shark-weary beachgoers, and almost beach itself to begin it's savage attack on the injured crocodile. The original news story states that the crocodile had already suffered a "mysterious injury" and left it as easy prey for the large shark. Had the crocodile not been injured it's unlikely that it would be targeted by a shark but, nevertheless, the shallow-water approach looks like a surgical strike.

Home to some of the best surfers in the world, names like Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Harry Bryant, Jack Robinson, and Ethan Ewing (to name a few) "Oz" is also notorious for being home to some of the most dangerous animals in the world from poisonous spiders and snakes on land, to sharks and crocodiles in the sea.

Yes, even if you didn't know much about the magical land down under, it makes sense when you start to tune in and check the stats. Also, consider that Australia's highest-grossing film of all time is the 1986 action-comedy cult classic is called Crocodile Dundee. Or that Steve Erwin, the late Australian zookeeper, environmentalist, and wildlife educator, was known for his hit series The Crocodile Hunter.

This article first appeared on SURFER and was syndicated with permission.

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