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RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - epaiva - 10-17-2018

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) with its prey an African tigerfish in South Africa
Credit to Charl Storl photography

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RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Tshokwane - 10-28-2018

Credits to Crocodile Research Coalition.

CROCtober 27: Crocodiles are NOT restricted to water, and are known to travel on land from one body water to the next, such as this Morelet's crocodile taking a stroll in the forest caught on a jaguar researcher's camera trap - twice! According to the researcher, the closest body of water was 5 miles away!

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RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - epaiva - 01-07-2019

Crocodile expert Kent Vliet taking a good look at the huge skull of Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) at Florida State Museum, the skull measures 58,8 cm long it is estimated that this huge male measured 4,94 meters long.

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RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Sanju - 01-10-2019



When crocodiles grow up, they increase in length, but as they age, they bulk out in width. By that measure, this massive croc qualifies as a double wide. He was huge, yet still in the prime of his life as you can tell from his teeth. But his gape was not a threat aimed me. He had opened his mouth to regulate his body temperature. Nonetheless, a scary face to look at.

Botswana Photo by @FransLanting

RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Pckts - 01-14-2019



RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - epaiva - 01-25-2019


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RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Sanju - 01-29-2019





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World's Biggest Alligators and Crocodiles Caught on Tape

@epaiva @GuateGojira This is the real life Godzilla !!!

RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Sanju - 01-29-2019



Photo by @hendymp A crocodile and lizard and fight .The crocodile was sunbathing when the lizard suddenly attacked .

RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Sanju - 03-05-2019

WTF!?


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Mystery 6ft crocodile appears in middle of Greek lake – leaving local farmers terrified
Giant reptile accused of eating lambs and ducks
Wednesday 9 July 2014 12:09 (Old news though)


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File image of a crocodile sunbathing on a river bank in the Yala National Park in Sri Lanka ( AFP/GettyImages )

Greek farmers are “upset and afraid” after a 6-foot (1.82-metre) crocodile mysteriously appeared in a man-made lake on the island of Crete.
Water from the in-land lake and surrounding rivers are used by residents of the nearby seaside town of Rethymno, but reported sightings of the dangerous reptile left them too scared to go near the area.

Video footage captured by an unmanned drone flown over the lake appeared to show the large crocodile floating on the surface, before diving down out of sight with a flick of its tail.

Local land-owners have also blamed the animal for missing ducks and even lambs, and police have now taped off access to the lake until the crocodile can be removed by wildlife officials.

Speaking to APTN, Nikistratos Charokopou said: “The locals are very upset because they are in danger. There are farm lands and properties nearby and people are in danger, they are afraid.

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Screengrab of drone footage shows the giant reptile swimming in the centre of the lake in Crete
“There are rivers from which people draw water to irrigate their fields, and they are afraid to visit their land.”

Another local described how he was driving past when he saw the commotion involving firemen and police officers. He said he had a camera in his car and was able to capture footage of the beast from a distance.



Indeed, not everybody is annoyed by the reptile’s mysterious appearance. Souvenir shops in the area have reportedly recognised the new local celebrity by selling inflatable crocodiles.
A drone hunts 'the Crete crocodile'
 
Regional official Vangelis Mamangakis said this week that it was unclear how long the animal has been there. He said the crocodile was most likely a pet that grew too big for its owner, who then “thought it would be a good idea to dump it in the lake”.

Mamangakis told Antenna TV that parts of the lake have successfully been fenced off and that efforts to remove the crocodile will start on Thursday.

I heard that Nile crocs have been introduced in Italy during the Middle Ages, where they later died out. Possibly because of hunting, more than inappropriate habitat .

I was able to find this article which talks about Crocodiles possibly being found in Sicily, France, Spain, and some other islands just a few hundred years ago. However it’s all antidotal rather than having serious hard evidence.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/.../african.../

RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Lycaon - 03-11-2019

Siddhesh Mungekar‎

COEXSITENCE 
Crocodile And Barasingha Sharing Same Place..
Kishanpur, Dudhwa 


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RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Sanju - 03-19-2019

That monstrous and Brutal force ! The living dino or Gozira. That was like a Tsunami...

The King Heart 




RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Sanju - 03-27-2019


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King fears nothing.

RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Shadow - 03-27-2019

(03-27-2019, 12:20 PM)Sanju Wrote:
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King fears nothing.

Here is more photos and description about that incident, crocs are really "ambitious" time to time:

https://www.zambezi.com/blog/2010/elephant-vs-crocodile-in-the-luangwa/

RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - johnny rex - 04-05-2019

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This particular Nile croc even attempted to attack an adult bull African elephant but with no avail. More info and pics on https://africageographic.com/blog/croc-attacks-elephant/

RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Pckts - 04-05-2019

If that croc would of held on it would of been a sight to see, that Bull would of tossed it around like a ragdoll. That being said, I'm not sure there is any more indescrimanate killer in Africa than the Croc. It attacks first and worries about the consequences afterwards.