Nile crocodiles, apex predators of Africa, exhibit remarkable hunting skills and nurturing instincts. These enormous reptiles, reaching lengths of 16 feet, thrive in diverse freshwater habitats.
To be honest, their ability to make us glad we're not in their neighborhood! Unlike most reptiles, the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is highly social, organized and versatile. They've been ...
To be honest, their ability to make us glad we're not in their neighborhood! Unlike most reptiles, the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is highly social, organized and versatile. They've been ...
Nile crocodiles like this one will eat buffaloes and occasionally people, although humans are not their natural prey. They also scavenge meals, stealing other crocodiles' and other species' kills ...
The cover highlights the mechanically self-organized pattern of scales on the head of a young Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Typically, vertebrate skin appendages such as scales ...
Huge, man eating Crocodiles. In Murchison Falls National Park, villagers make daily trips to the Nile to get water for washing and cooking. But every time they do so, they are at risk from the ...
This remote oasis is home to one of the last groups of Nile crocodiles that continue to survive in this harsh environment. Over time, the crocodiles have adapted to the extreme conditions ...
chocolate-colored river once bristling with crocodiles, we stopped for the night at a forestry station, where I had a brush with the sole surviving member of the Malagasy megafauna—the Nile ...