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Crocodile, the killler of water
Crocodile, the killler of water
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Crocodile, the killler of water
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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!  *This image is copyright of its original author
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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 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  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
(Click to play the vid) World's Biggest Alligators and Crocodiles Caught on Tape @epaiva @GuateGojira This is the real life Godzilla !!!
WTF!?
 *This image is copyright of its original author 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)  *This image is copyright of its original author 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.  *This image is copyright of its original author 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. 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.../ 
Siddhesh Mungekar
COEXSITENCE Crocodile And Barasingha Sharing Same Place.. Kishanpur, Dudhwa  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (03-27-2019, 12:20 PM)Sanju Wrote: 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/  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/ 
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.
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