The Nile Croc
Nile Crocodile
The Nile crocodile is an African crocodile, the largest freshwater predator in Africa, and may be considered the second-largest extant reptile and crocodilian in the world, after the saltwater crocodile.
The diet of the Nile crocodile is mainly fish, but it will attack almost anything unfortunate enough to cross its path, including zebras,
small hippos, porcupines, birds, and other crocodiles. It will also scavenge carrion, and can eat up to half its body weight at a feeding.
Mass: 220 – 550 kg (Adult)
Lifespan: 70 – 100 years
Class: Reptilia
Scientific name: Crocodylus niloticus
Length: Male: 4.2 m (Southern Africa population, Adult), Female: 2.4 – 3.8 m (Adult)
Did you know: Juvenile Nile crocodile is dark olive brown or green colored
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