Crocodile attack
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Crocodile attacks on humans are common in places where large crocodilians are native to human populations.
The Nile crocodile is responsible for hundreds of human deaths each year in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Makeshift barrier in Uganda to lessen the risk of Nile crocodile attacks
Saltwater crocodile
Battle of Ramree Island
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The Battle of Ramree Island, also known as Operation Matador, took place from 14 January to 22 February 1945, in the Second World War as part of the offensive on the Southern Front in the Burma campai
Crocodile attack
…considered the most prolific predator of humans among wild animals. The most deaths in a single crocodile attack incident may have occurred during the Battle of Ramree Island, on February 19, 1945, in what is now Myanmar. Nine hundred soldiers of an Imperial Japanese Army unit, in an attempt to retreat from the Royal Navy…
British troops in landing craft make their way ashore on Ramree Island, 21 January 1945.
The escort carrier HMS Ameer
Men of the Wiltshire Regiment from the 26th Indian Infantry Division prepare a meal beside a temple on Ramree Island.