A crocodile at a Western Australian wildlife park shocked visitors when it attempted to scale a wire fence that separated it from its feeder, its large frame making the fence squeak and creak.
In a TikTok video posted on July 1, the crocodile – at the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park near Broome – manages to get the top third of its body over the fence, but its short legs struggle to push it all the way over.
“Nah, nope,” exclaimed visitor Sophia Armstrong, who recorded the video, as she watched the scene from behind a taller fence.
Several seconds into the video, the crocodile appears to give up and the top portion of its body retreats slightly, although it still stands on two legs with its head and long snout peering over the fence at its feeder.
As the feeder approaches it with giant tongs and a bucket of what appears to be food, the beast slowly opens its mouth, eager to feast on the prepared meal.
In the video, the feeder tells the crowd in jest: “Just be warned: If he climbs into the feed bay and the door’s open, you guys have to run – because that’s what I’ll be doing.”
The feeder then pokes the crocodile under its chin with the tong, and the reptile releases its grip on the fence before falling back to the ground.
This is not the first time that a crocodile has been sighted attempting to climb up or over something.