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Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in), and weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail. [1][2][3][4] In November 2011, British crocodile expert Adam Britton of National ...
The American crocodile is also one of the largest crocodile species, with large males in the southern part of their range reported to approach 6.1 m (20 ft) in size. Based on projections from various skulls, the largest males may have reached 6–7 m (20–23 ft) in length, and their predicted mass reached up to 1,283 kg (2,829 lb). [ 120 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 August 2024. Large man-eating Nile crocodile in Burundi Gustave A photograph of Gustave for National Geographic, taken by Martin Best Species Crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile) Sex Male Hatched c. 1955 (age 68–69) Known for Allegedly killing up to 200–300 people Residence Ruzizi River and Lake ...
Cassius is a male saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) who was previously recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest crocodile living in captivity in 2011. [1] The animal measures 5.48 metres (18 ft 0 in) in length, weighs approximately 1,300 kilograms (2,870 lb), [2][3] and is kept at the Marineland Crocodile Park, a ...
The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a crocodilian reptile endemic to South America. With a maximum length of around 5 to 6 m (16 to 20 ft) and a mass of over 450 kg (1,000 lb), [6] it is the largest living species of the family Alligatoridae, and the third-largest crocodilian in the Neotropical realm. [7][8][9][10] True to its common and ...
Xiaohe ( Chinese: 小河; pinyin: Xiǎohé, 1982–2023) was the largest crocodile fully raised in captivity. He was a male saltwater crocodile who measured 5.2 m (17 ft) in length and may have weighed over 900 kg (2,000 lb). [1] He lived in a crocodile farm in Tainan, Taiwan, for 34 years, and was moved to a zoo in Xiamen in 2017 as a result ...
Sarcosuchus is a distant relative of living crocodilians, with fully grown individuals estimated to have reached up to 9 to 9.5 m (29.5 to 31.2 ft) in total length and 3.45 to 4.3 metric tons (3.80 to 4.74 short tons) in weight. [2] It had somewhat telescoped eyes and a long snout comprising 75% of the length of the skull.
Conservationists in Cambodia found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary, officials said Thursday, calling it the biggest discovery in the last 20 ...