This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The West African crocodile, aka desert crocodile or sacred crocodile, hails from West and Central Africa. These crocs tend to be smaller and less defensive than their Nile crocodile cousins. These crocodiles prefer wetlands & lagoons within forested regions, river basins, mangrove swamps, and can even handle brackish water. Some […]

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