Courageous cat trumps cowed croc

A cat has come face to face with a crocodile at a zoo and won

A PEEPING tomcat which strayed into an Indian zoo seemed indifferent to being a whisker away from death as it stared-down a curious crocodile.

The clash of the predators was caught on film by a couple on holidays in Jaipur, India.

The pair spotted the ginger and white moggy strolling into the Gharial crocodile enclosure to sit by the water as if it owned the place.

One of the pond's inhabitants began to glide through the water to what it thought could be a tasty treat as onlookers desperately tried to scare the cat away.

But the tom had different plans.

The croc poised to pounce.

Ears back and teeth bared, the fearless feline was clearly determined to hold its ground.

The croc edged closer only to be slapped twice on the snout by unsheathed paws.

Somewhat startled by the defiance, the croc took a second take.

It decided the furry fiend was too much trouble and retreated back to deeper water.

Mr Chaudhary, who lives in New Delhi, India, told The Daily Mail that he initially thought the cat had mistaken the croc for a rat.

"When the crocodile came up in the water we felt sure we were witnessing the last minutes of her life," he said.

"We couldn't believe it though when the cat daringly warned the crocodile and then fearlessly slapped it twice.

"I was just screaming: `Oh my God, oh my God'. We were amazed at what we had seen."

With victory secured, the triumphant tom simply strolled away.

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