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The Slender-Snouted Crocodile

23 July, 2021
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The slender-snouted crocodile is a medium sized croc species that is native to the freshwater lakes of Lake Tanganyika and Lake Mweru in the southeast to the Gambia River in the west

The Fearsome Nile Crocodile

16 April, 2021
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The Nile crocodile is among the most widely respected and feared animals in Africa. They can be single minded, fast, powerful, & worth respecting. After the saltwater crocodile, the Nile

The Critically Endangered Siamese Crocodile

9 February, 2021
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Among the most highly endangered crocodilians in the world, the Siamese crocodile makes their home in the Mekong River basin and the wetlands in Cambodia. They prefer slow-moving streams

The Chinese Alligator

22 December, 2020
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The Chinese alligator is 1 of the smallest crocodilians and the smallest of the 2 known alligator species. They are also known as China alligator, Yangtze alligator, or the muddy dragon

The American Alligator

30 December, 2019
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Once listed as Endangered, the American alligator has made a remarkable comeback. They now number over 1 million strong! This is thanks to habitat preservation, federal and state conservation

Beware the Sharp Toothed Gharial

22 October, 2019
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The gharial, aka gavial, makes its home in the fast-flowing rivers in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent. Once widespread, these crocodilians now dwell in a mere 2% of

The Amazon’s Crocodilian… the Caiman

16 May, 2019
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Among the large host of critters found in the Amazon is the black caiman, a carnivorous (eats meat), semi-aquatic crocodilian that calls the Amazon rainforest its home. There are 6 known species

Beware the Saltwater Crocodile

6 May, 2019
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The saltwater crocodile is a crocodilian that is native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India’s east coast across Southeast Asia and down to the Sundaic region to

Alligators vs Crocodiles

27 July, 2018
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Alligators vs crocodiles… Sounds like a bad B movie, but today’s article is on the details and comparisons of these 2 ferocious prehistoric beasts. They are both large, they both have lots of teeth, and they both are featured here today, via Critter Science.

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