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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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Gillian Leigh Soames:
This is most definately the biggest crocodile I have ever seen in my entire life! We have seen plenty of massive crocs in our lifetime of travels, from the meneere on the banks of the Crocodile River at Malelane and Ngwenya to the beasts in and on the banks of the Nile River during our river cruise in Egypt in 2006. The Zambezi River also contains some of the biggest crocs imaginable, but THIS croc is most certainly the Ultra-Mega-Super-Heavyweight titleholder in Africa. We were driving along the Shingwedzi River Road on 31 March 2016, when we noticed BIG SPLASHING way on the other side of the river. We initially thought that it was a hippo frolicking in the water. Next thing we saw this HUGE head, neck and teeth emerge from under the water with a barbel in its mouth. The barbel looked like a goldfish in comparison to this monster's teeth. Lady luck was on my side as he swam further upstream where he settled next to 2 BIG crocodiles who were also in the water. As soon as this guy approached, both crocodiles left the water and crawled onto the adjacent rocks, distinctly keeping a very wide berth of him. Bear in mind that the two crocs - out of the water and on the rocks - are big crocs in their own right....then compare them to the tank of all tanks in the water!! Photo was taken at full 600 zoom and cropped slightly to scale of the other crocs. A realistic estimation is that he was AT LEAST 5.5 meters long!! You really had to be there to get the grasp of his enormity!  *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
Photo and information credits: Armand Grobler Photography
"Green crocodile at Lower Sabie Rest Camp; Kruger National Park 2015"  *This image is copyright of its original author
 The intense drama of the Mara river..!
PS: Don't worry guys the Zebra made it. I think he needed new undies but he walked away non the less smile emoticon  *This image is copyright of its original author
The moment a feisty zebra bit back at a hungry crocodile while it crossed the Mara River in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya…& got away.. Credits to Nelis Wolmarans Wildlife Photography
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Nile Crocodile with a snack, credits to Marlon du Toit.
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 (04-28-2016, 01:23 AM)Ngala Wrote: Photo and information credits: Armand Grobler Photography Did that green discoloration come from the pond itself? The pond (or riverbank) seems to have algae in it too. So that could be the case? 
Killer Nile Crocodiles in Florida? Experts say its possible.
- Step aside Burmese python - you might not be Florida's scariest invasive species. Researchers have confirmed that three Nile crocodiles were captured near Miami, and they said its possible more of the man-eating reptiles are still out there, although no one can say for sure. The big question now: How did they get to Florida? Krysko and his co-authors just published a paper showing that DNA testing proved the three animals captured in 2009, 2011, and 2014 are Nile crocs, a species whose males grow to over 16 feet long and weigh upwards of 1,600 pounds. Nile crocs are believed to be responsible for up to 200 fatalities annually in their native sub-Saharan Africa. Compare that to an annual average of six reported shark attack deaths globally. Krysko, who works at UF's Florida Museum of Natural History, said the captured crocodiles matched genetically, meaning they are related to one another, but didn't match Nile crocs kept at Disney's Animal Kingdom and other licensed Florida attractions. Florida Northwest Daily News - Friday, May 20, 2016. 
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Crocodile attack zebra when they are crossing the lake or when they are drinking the water or crossing the lake or the river .they are crossing Crocodile area .Very dangerous for them . If you want to know what happen with them please watching this videos for understanding the animal life. 
This is cool image of Lioness and Crocodile interaction.
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This is one of the rare sighting.
A lioness (Not sure, may it is a sub adult ) was killed by Crocodile. I don't know when this image was taken (May be last year), But it is one of the rare incident in the wild.  *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  *This image is copyright of its original author
From Londolozi Game Reserve, The Week in Pictures #237 by Callum Gowar:
"A monumental Nile crocodile basks along the bank of a waterhole. Crocodiles will use their external environment to regulate their internal body temperature and are often spotted out of the water during winter."  *This image is copyright of its original author
Crocodile hunting a spotted deer at Ranthambhore. Credits to Alankar Chandra.
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Photo and information credits: Junaid Abbas Photography
"Yala National Jungle - Srilanka"  *This image is copyright of its original author
Louise Gardner
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The clip was captured in central Kruger's Sweni Hide, credits to Dennis Varty.
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