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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. You can also find them in Cameroon, Central African Republic – Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, […]

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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 is the second largest and the largest reptile, by far, in all of Africa. Nile crocs are typically always in […]

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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 their original habitat. This is due to dams, artificial embankments, hunting, over-fishing, egg collection, and a lack of available food. […]

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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 of caiman found in Central and South America: in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, French Guyana, and […]

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