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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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The gharial Gavialis gangeticus of northern India is primarily a fish eater, as suggested by its long slender snout.
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Cuvier's dwarf caiman Peleosuchus palpebrosus is the smallest and most heavily armored crocodilian, with even its eyelids protected by bone plates.
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Long thought to resemble the Indian gharial through convergent evolution only, recent biochemical studies have placed the Malayan or false gharial Tomistoma schlegelii in the same family (Gavialidae)
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  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author big mugger at chambal river photo by Pradeep Singh
Big Alligator capturing a Pyton in the Everglades
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James Tyrrell: " I was lying a bit back from the edge of a waterhole photographing some hippos and waterbirds, when an approaching ripple to my left caught my attention, and a few seconds later, this guy surfaced only a couple of metres from the bank, keeping that malevolent eye on me.
It’s pretty spooky to know that this creature that’s only a few feet away is actively wanting to make a meal of you should you do something stupid. I stayed for another half an hour and so did the croc. Waiting. . " 
There's a reward for freeing the Indonesian croc with a tyre stuck around its neck: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-saltwat...#pid100954
Alex Mustard: " A crocodile basks on a bed of seagrass in the mangroves. Recently back from a fabulous trip to Cuba. Happy to be at home for the foreseeable and able to properly go through my pictures from the last few trips for once. "
Wild animals, including crocs and turtles, took over deserted tourist hotspots in southeast Mexico. One of the videos shows a jaguar walking a city street at night. According to local media, the jaguar was also spotted inside the complex of the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Resort & Spa in Tulum: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...sorts.html, https://expressdigest.com/wild-animals-t...n-resorts/, https://www.newsoneplace.com/12740321911...an-animals, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/...s-resorts/, https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/11296029...us-closed/
Videos have captured the animals in Quintana Roo, where the resorts of Cancun and Riviera Maya are located. One video, which has been watched 120,000 times on Facebook, shows a huge crocodile swimming along a canal between balconies. The people filming express their shock at the animal as he swims past without stopping for the people watching him. Another video captured a jaguar roaming the streets of Tulum. According to local media, the big cat was spotted near the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Resort & Spa.  *This image is copyright of its original author A crocodile was spotted in the canals of Mexico. Credit: Newsflash/Marlon Lazcano via @mestizoqroo
Caiman yacare starting to eat a yellow Anaconda it captured in El Pantanal Brazil
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" Aligators and Crocodiles of the world ?
Coming face to face with a crocodile or an alligator, you'd see a mouth full of serrated teeth that would likely scare the bejeezus out of you. The two reptile groups are close relatives, so their physical similarities are expected. Upon closer inspection, not recommended out in the wild, you'd spot glaring differences: Snout shape: Alligators have wider, U-shaped snouts, while crocodile front ends are more pointed and V-shaped. Toothy grin: When their snouts are shut, crocodiles look like they're flashing a toothy grin, as the fourth tooth on each side of the lower jaw sticks up over the upper lip. For alligators, the upper jaw is wider than the lower one, so when they close their mouths, all their teeth are hidden. Home base: Crocodiles tend to live in saltwater habitats, while alligators hang out in freshwater marshes and lakes. They belong to the subgroup Eusuchia, which includes about 22 species divided into three families: the fish-eating gavials or gharials, which belong to the Gavialidae; today's crocodiles or the Crocodylidae; and the Alligatoridae, or alligators. Eusuchians appeared on the scene during the late Cretaceous some 100 million or so years ago. "
Measuring a very large Gharial
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