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The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the eastern, southern, and central regions of the continent, and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, swamps and marshlands. [3]
Female are thus similar in size to other species of large crocodiles and average slightly smaller than females of some other species, like the Nile crocodile. [37] The saltwater crocodile has the greatest size sexual dimorphism, by far, of any extant crocodilian, as males average about 4 to 5 times as massive as adult females and can sometimes ...
Off the coast of Australia, a female great white shark is roaming close to shore, looking for food; a male saltwater crocodile swims nearby, looking for a new territory. The shark hits the crocodile with the bump-and-bite technique. Accustomed to defending himself against rivals, the crocodile bites the shark's tail, but cannot get a good grip.
Crocodiles are the largest reptilian apex predators on the planet, with the massive saltwater crocodile reigning supreme over the Nile crocodile and all alligator species. Watch this video to see ...
What a crocodile eats varies greatly with species, size and age. From the mostly fish-eating species, like the slender-snouted and freshwater crocodiles, to the larger species like the Nile crocodile and the saltwater crocodile that prey on large mammals, such as buffalo, deer and wild boar, diet shows great diversity. Diet is also greatly ...
Such is the case of the Barinasuchus, an ancient crocodilian that was far larger than even a saltwater crocodile. So, let’s take a closer look at this ancient crocodilian and how it stacks up to ...
Crocodylus novaeguineae, New Guinea crocodile; Crocodylus palustris, mugger, marsh or Indian crocodile; Crocodylus porosus, Saltwater crocodile or Estuarine crocodile Crocodylus raninus, Borneo crocodile, is currently considered to be a synonym of Crocodylus porosus; whether or not it is a distinct species remains unclear. [5]
On April 30, 2018, 25-year-old former tennis player Zanele Ndlovu was canoeing on the Upper Zambezi River in Zimbabwe when she was pulled underwater by a Nile crocodile. Ndlovu lost her right arm in the attack. [45] [46] In July 2018, a man was reportedly killed by a saltwater crocodile in a breeding farm in West Papua, Indonesia. Locals ...