Crocodile, the killler of water

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(12-20-2016, 11:55 PM)brotherbear Wrote: Do tigers swim in those waters?

Yes sir, they also have Gharial in those waters as well.
More impressive is the Sunderbans, where tigers share waters with Salt Water Crocs and Muggers.
Apparently even the Muggers there are said to grow larger:

"The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), also called the Indian, Indus, Persian, or marsh crocodile, is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and our Bangladesh at the sundarban. It is one of the three crocodilians found in Bangladesh, India the others being the Gharial and the Saltwater crocodile.
Size of Crocodile
The crocodiles of sundarban are said to grow much larger. On average, females are 2.45 m (8.0 ft) in length and males are 3.05 m (10.0 ft). Old, mature males can get much larger, at up 4–5 m (13–16 ft) and a weight of more than 450 kg (1000 lbs). Although individuals exceeding 4.3 m (14 ft) are exceptionally rare, the largest Mugger on record measured a huge 5.2 m (17 ft) in length. Mugger crocodiles can achieve speed of around 8 mph over a short distance.They can swim much faster 10 to 12 mph in short bursts, when cruising they go at about 1 to 2 mph. "

http://usundarban.blogspot.com/2012/02/kjgkj.html

Aps Sinha
The Jurassic Beast ... Death ambassador over the centuries, Always a treat to the eyes at the mangrove kingdom, Estuarine saltwater croc, Sunderban Tiger Reserve, 2015

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