# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C1KQv1fob_j
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73495984-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fb81a1f57b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-12-22T15:28:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Meet the MVP of the watering hole...
 
The element of surprise plays a key role in a mugger crocodile’s ambush. They dig traps in these muddy shallow waters and cover themselves in foliage to supposedly camouflage themselves before an effective jump scare. #PlanetEarth3 🐊
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#PlanetEarth3 #MuggerCrocodile #SriLanka

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,255,712
- **Likes:** 21,685
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 129

## Tags

srilanka, muggercrocodile, planetearth3

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