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Robert Irwin has to flee after his “most intense” crocodile feed goes wrong

This could have ended badly.
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Robert Irwin has shared dramatic footage of a near miss with a crocodile.

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WATCH: Robert Irwin’s terrifying near miss with a croc

Taking to Instagram to promote the finale of his show Crikey! It’s the Irwins, Robert teased one of the “most intense croc feeds” yet. 

In the footage, Robert can be seen approaching a croc named Casper with meat, luring him out from the water’s edge. 

However, things didn’t go according to plan.

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Robert Irwin had a scary encounter while feeding a croc. (Credit: Animal Planet)

As Rob drops the food, the croc pays no interest in the bait and instead advances on the 18-year-old boy.

“Bail, bail, bail” Robert yells as he and the crew run away from danger. 

The son of the late Steve Irwin, who died from a Stingray accident, explained a bit more about how the feeding process works in the caption of his video.

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Rob and the crew had to bail once things went wrong. (Credit: Animal Planet)

“We prioritise natural behaviour with our crocs. By getting in their enclosures with them, and letting them put on those huge strikes from the water’s edge, they get to use all of their predatory instincts and they just love it!” Robert wrote.

“Plus we can educate everyone about their conservation. But safety for us is also crucial and you definitely have to know when to call it. And with such a powerful and quick croc like Casper we had no choice but to bail!”

This, of course, isn’t the first time Robert has experienced a near miss with an animal.

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Robert can be seen running from the croc. (Credit: Animal Planet)

In January last year, Rob had a similarly scary encounter while feeding a croc.

In the footage, Robert could be seen luring the crocodile to the water’s edge with what seemed to be a dead bird. Upon seeing its snack, the hungry croc leapt out of the water and right into Rob’s path, forcing the teenager to jump backwards.

Robert, however, seemed to take the terrifying near-miss in his stride, captioning this footage, “Bluey the croc putting on a big strike! There’s nothing quite like getting to experience the power of these modern-day dinosaurs, it’s such a privilege”.
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