Crocodile
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Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)

A Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

Marsh Crocodiles basking in the sun

Crocodile at Colchester Zoo

A close-up of a Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus).

A Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus) at Barcelona Zoo, Spain.

A close-up of a Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus) at Toronto Zoo, Canada.

A Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus).

A close-up of a Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus Rhombifer).

Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus, Crocodylus Intermedius, Crocodylus Johnsoni, Crocodylus Mindorensis, Crocodylus Moreletii, Crocodylus Niloticus, Crocodylus Novaeguineae, Crocodylus Palustris, Crocodylus Porosus, Crocodylus Rhombifer, Crocodylus Siamensis, Osteolaemus Tetraspis, Mecistops Cataphractus)

Who would win in a fight: a shark or a crocodile?

Crocodiles eat small mammals, birds, fish, bugs, frogs, other species of reptiles, and crustaceans.

Crocodiles are one of the number animal species that inhabit the Congo River.

Siamese Freshwater Crocodile from Samut Prakan Province thailand

Crocodile in the swamp

An Australian crocodile at the water edge. Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world.

Crocodiles use the tactic of drowning lions that are too deep in the water.

Crocodiles are more likely to attack an elephant when it lives close to the river.

During colder months, crocodiles hibernate or go dormant. Crocodiles will also go dormant during long periods of drought. To create a place to hibernate, they dig out a burrow in the side of a river bank or lake and settle in for a long sleep.

Crocodile monitors are sometimes called Tree Crocodiles because they are arboreal (tree-dwelling).

A newborn freshwater crocodile or poke its head out of the egg. The Johnstone’s crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) lives in inland creeks, rivers, lakes, and swamps.

Crocodiles have been around since the age of the dinosaurs.

A big crocodile waiting for its prey just below the surface. Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world.

One of only two crocodile species found in the Philippines, the Philippine crocodile is so rare that conservation methods are being taken for its protection.

Crocodiles are one of the most well-known and fearsome animals in the world. Their powerful bodies, strong jaws, and immense speed and agility along with their unparalleled stealth, leads to them being one of the world’s most apex predators in their natural environments.

A huge Saltwater Crocodile basks in the hot Australian sun. Saltwater crocodiles are the largest crocodile species and also the largest living reptile in the world.

A West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) in a stream. Crocodilians act as a key species in aquatic habitats.

Crocodiles have one of the strongest bite of any animal in the world.

Sarcosuchus imperator (flesh eating crocodile), nicknamed supercroc, With an estimated body length of 40 feet, and a skull over 5 1/2 feet long, this is one of the largest crocodiles ever.

Pencil drawing of Purussaurus brasiliensis, a 12 m long alligatoridae from the Miocene of Brazil.

Reconstruction of the giant Pliocene gharial, Rhamphosuchus crassidens, with a Ganges river dolphin for size comparison.

Deinosuchus are part of the crocodylians — the group that includes modern alligators, crocodiles and gharials.

The Gryposuchus croizati is one of the largest crocodiles who ever live in Venezuela.

A close-up of a Dwarf Crocodile in water.

Osteolaemus tetraspis, Zoological Garden, Berlin, Germany

African Dwarf Crocodile

Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), Moscow Zoo

Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

West African dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis at Bristol Zoo

West African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) in Pittsburgh Zoo

A close-up of a Dwarf Crocodile.

A close-up of a Dwarf Crocodile.

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) swallowing an Impala - Kruger National Park (South Africa)

Cold versus Warm Blooded is a bit more complex when you get down to it.

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) swallowing an Impala in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.