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The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. [2]
A saltwater crocodile in captivity. Size greatly varies among species, from the dwarf crocodile to the saltwater crocodile. Species of the dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus grow to an adult size of just 1.5 to 1.9 m (4.9 to 6.2 ft), [34] whereas the saltwater crocodile can grow to sizes over 6 m (20 ft) and weigh over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). [35]
Saltwater crocodiles have been implicated in over 1,300 attacks on humans between 2010 and 2020, almost half of which fatal. [151] Animals of various sizes may attack humans but large males are generally responsible for fatalities. Large animals require large prey, and humans are the correct size.
The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics.It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas, with populations present from South Florida, the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, [4] and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Based on the remains, scientists estimate that Barinasuchus would have been around 20-25 feet long and weighed 3,800 lbs.. For reference, the largest species of crocodile today, the saltwater ...
Saltwater and American crocodiles: none of the extant species of crocodiles are truly marine; however, the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) does display adaptations to saltwater inhabitation and dwells in the brackish waters of Southeast Asia and Australia.
Cassius, a saltwater crocodile, was thought to be at least 110 years old, according to the BBC, but no one is certain. "He was very old and believed to be living beyond the years of a wild Croc ...
Crocodile experts are unconvinced and have shot down rumors that the saltwater crocodiles are up to anything malicious. ViralBear Crocodile filmed moving feet above the water's surface