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Saltwater Crocodile - Data, Pictures and Videos

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Saltwater Crocodile - Data, Pictures and Videos

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08-21-2020, 09:18 PM

Incredible picture of Saltwater going after its prey a Flying fox 
By John N Agnew 

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08-21-2020, 09:49 PM

@epaiva, Kalia the saltwater croc also had a reputation for killing humans. 13 people were said to be it’s victim and when they cut open it’s stomach, there were bangle fragments inside.
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09-06-2020, 01:28 PM ( This post was last modified: 09-06-2020, 02:28 PM by BorneanTiger )

Saltie fighting, killing and eating a small shark that tried to steal another fish from it, in the popular Prince Regent River in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, in July 2017: https://www.express.co.uk/travel/article...-australia
   

Brutus, which was said to be 18 ft (5.49 m) long, killing a bull shark (Carcarhinus leucas) in Adelaide River, Northern Territory:



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09-13-2020, 09:52 PM

One of Bhitarkanika’s big crocs. Skip to 1:34 for the croc.






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10-03-2020, 01:30 PM

The skeleton measuring 19ft 8in from Bhitarkanika captured in 2005. The actual male was said to be over 20.5ft.

Skip to 2:13 on the video.




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10-19-2020, 02:32 AM ( This post was last modified: 10-19-2020, 02:35 AM by Ashutosh )

Bhitarkanika:







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10-26-2020, 11:34 AM ( This post was last modified: 10-26-2020, 11:36 AM by Ashutosh )

Looks like a 16 footer.

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11-13-2020, 05:04 PM ( This post was last modified: 11-13-2020, 05:05 PM by Ashutosh )

MASSIVE!!!

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01-11-2021, 10:50 PM ( This post was last modified: 01-11-2021, 10:53 PM by Ashutosh )

Sundarbans






Bhitarkanika





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01-26-2021, 11:20 PM ( This post was last modified: 01-27-2021, 01:21 AM by Ashutosh )

Bhitarkanika Estuarine Crocodile census:
Hatchlings - 593
Yearlings - 367
Juveniles - 330
Sub-adults - 152
Adults - 336

Albino crocs - 16

All numbers are up from last year.


Croc munching on a snake in Bhitarkanika

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02-02-2021, 07:26 PM


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saroshlodhi -The huge estuarine crocodile basking on the mudflat to thermoregulate on a cold winter morning. They are the top aquatic predators in the Sundarbans, can grow upto 20 ft and weigh about a 1000 kgs . This image here is of one huge specimen from the mangroves.
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03-27-2021, 11:03 PM ( This post was last modified: 03-27-2021, 11:04 PM by Ashutosh )

A big saltie with a cow kill at Bhitarkanika. Look at how small the cow looks next to it!!

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04-23-2021, 11:33 PM ( This post was last modified: 04-23-2021, 11:35 PM by Ashutosh )

Bhitarkanika



Swipe left to see all of them.



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05-11-2021, 07:54 AM

Skull of huge Saltwater crocodile that measured   5,32 meters long, total length of skull including mandible 86 centimeters long
Credit to @crocodile_desee09

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