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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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Jens Cullmann: " ‘Flying Heads’ ... here we see the pure power of a crocodile. The African catfish is bitten so hard that it rips off its head. . . "
Shogen: " Two crocodiles trying to take a bite out of this elephant on one of the Chobe Riverfront islands. "
A mugger crocodile with a Chital deer in Kalagarh Tiger Reserve. The quality of the picture is poor.
Marlon du Toit: " Watch the gazelle in the middle. Over before he even knew it. Not a clever gazelle. "
Why were these gazelles wading through the water ? Very dangerous in Africa...
Jens Cullmann: " ‘life and death ... so close together!’
In one moment you are still at the water to drink, in the next the prey ... It happened so quickly. The baboon was still walking through my lens when I concentrated on another scene. Then suddenly I heard the water splashing and in the corner of my eye I saw the crocodile pulling the baboon into the water. A minute later the pool was calm again and the baboon never reappeared. "
Zhayynn James: " A freshwater crocodile or mugger basks on a rock in the middle of the Kaveri River, soaking up the sun and warmth from the rock. Crocs do this as they are ectothermic or cold-blooded, which means they can’t produce heat and rely on the sun or their surroundings to get warm. I heavily underexposed the image as the croc was beautifully positioned in the sunlight, while the background was completely in shadow from the tall, overhanging bamboo thicket. "
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 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author American Crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus ) in Parque del Este, Caracas *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
(06-18-2020, 08:58 PM)Pckts Wrote: The cool thing is that the ranges of a number of these species or types (especially between crocodiles and other crocodilia) overlap. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) with what I assume are Mugger crocs (Crocodylus palustris) in the Chambhal River near Dholpur, which is about 1 hour's drive from Agra (the city of the Taj Mahal) in India: Other cases: Nilies (Crocodylus niloticus) having a fight, with the loser getting eaten by the others: An Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus, Florida's largest venomous snake) came too close to a group of American gators (Alligator mississippiensis): 
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This is why the Crocodile are known as the killers of the water!
On a LIVE safari for WildEarth, &Beyond Phinda guide, Busani Mtshali, came across a mother cheetah with two cubs. As the male cub approached the waterhole to quench his thirst, Busani noticed a crocodile was lurking in the water nearby. What followed was sad and hard to watch for Busani as he shared immediately afterwards with LIVE viewers across the world. Sometimes nature can be harsh and difficult to understand. While we would prefer scenes like this to have happier endings, every animal has its role to play in the ‘circle of life’, even the crocodile. (Not suitable for sensitive viewers.) Link: https://www.facebook.com/WildEarthLIVE/v...8487193313 (FB is still showing those issues at the time of embed the videos)
Lateral and frontal view of heads of Crocodile and American Alligator, in real Crocodiles the fourth lower tooth is always visible when their mouth is closed, this is the easiest way to differentiate them.
Book Enciclopedia Salvat de la Fauna  *This image is copyright of its original author
  *This image is copyright of its original author [color=var(--secondary-text)]=AZUgV5ZMBY0FKGKJjDJYIULDrqTActayAucUERB0BD0XV6nQM2hpRBkPE2Dbp008IafLmKrUWdV1E5O1RowKZPL33oJeIwcv_qKojM-RTWvi6deJpWNEFW8KylqJ_ti8ALQdH-jQm3f8yEJMi7C_4rqR&__tn__=-UC*F]Safwan Jamil [/color]One of the famed muggers at Khan Jahan Ali Majar, Bagerhat, Bangladesh |
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