Crocodile ‘empathy’? Crocs shown appearing to save the life of a stray dog in Indian river
The moment three crocodiles spare the life of a dog - and even appear to save its life - has been caught on camera. Researchers in India have published a scientific article in the Journal of Threatened Taxa featuring photos of what they say appears to be mugger crocodiles rescuing the stray dog in the the Savitri River in Maharashtra on an unspecified date. The researchers reported that the young dog had been chased into the river by a pack of feral dogs. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Three crocodiles were then observed nudging the stray dog back to a safe area on the shore, rather than eating it. The study looks into the behaviour of the crocodiles that inhabit the Indian subcontinent - which are different to the crocodiles found in Australia - and discusses whether they are “more cognitively advanced than initially thought”. “A young dog probably having stray ed beyond its territory was chased by a pack of feral dogs,” they wrote. “(The dog)...