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Also asked, can a alligator eat a human?
As humans encroach into their habitat, attacksare few but not unknown. Alligators, unlike the largecrocodiles, do not immediately regard a human upon encounteras prey, but may still attack in self-defense ifprovoked.
Subsequently, question is, what animals eat humans? Most reported cases of man-eaters have involvedlions, tigers, leopards, and crocodilians. However, they are notthe only predators that will attack humans if given thechance; a wide variety of species have also been known to adopthumans as usual prey, including bears, Komodo dragons andhyenas.
Similarly one may ask, do freshwater crocodiles eat humans?
Although the freshwater crocodile does notattack humans as potential prey, it can deliver a nastybite. There have been no known human fatalities caused bythis species. There have been few incidents where people have beenbitten whilst swimming with freshwater crocodiles, andothers incurred during scientific study.
Are Nile crocodiles dangerous?
The Nile crocodile is one of the mostdangerous species of crocodile and is responsible forhundreds of human deaths every year. It is a rather common speciesof crocodile and is not endangered despite some regionaldeclines or extinctions.