The beheading, which may have been motivated by a recent spate of crocodile attacks on humans, could spell trouble for the local ecosystem.
An idyllic beach in Australia turned into a nightmare scene earlier this week, when locals discovered an enormous, beheaded crocodile rotting in the sand.
The carcass was in such a state of decay that staff were unable to conduct a necropsy, the government agency said."Due to the state of decomposition, it cannot be determined if there has been any human interference," the DES told Live Science in a prepared statement."It may be that the crocodile was decapitated due to natural predation."
"The DES claim is absolutely ridiculous," Tom Chalmers Hayes, a crocodile photographer and conservationist who went to the scene following reports of the dead animal, told Live Science in a message on social media."I was with the body for three hours and there is absolutely no marking to suggest a crocodile has killed this male and torn it up, very clear machete marks are on the body and around the neck area where the head has been removed.
Conflict could arise between several males vying to replace the dead individual, although crocodiles may not be as territorial as scientists once thought, Baker said. —No one knows why decapitated sea lions keep turning up in Vancouver Island The killing could also have a ripple effect on the coastal ecosystem."As top predators, crocodiles potentially play several crucial roles in their environment," Baker explained.
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