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In Australia, 20 crocodiles were tagged with satellite transmitters; 8 of them ventured out into open ocean, and one of them traveled 590 km (370 mi) along the coast in 25 days from the North Kennedy River on the eastern coast of Far North Queensland, around Cape York Peninsula, to the west coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Another individual ...
Oceanic dispersal. The colonization pathways of Theridion grallator through the eastern Hawaii islands. Oceanic dispersal is a type of biological dispersal that occurs when terrestrial organisms transfer from one land mass to another by way of a sea crossing. Island hopping is the crossing of an ocean by a series of shorter journeys between ...
The mugger crocodile is India's most common species. They are not as long as saltwater crocodiles. Their average size is about 2.5–3 metres (8.2–9.8 ft) for Females and 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) for males. An Indian biologist (of American origin) named Romulus Whitaker established the Madras Crocodile Bank for conservation and breeding ...
Crocodylus pristinus Leidy. Crocodylus antillensis Varona. The Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is a small-medium species of crocodile endemic to Cuba. Typical length is 2.1–2.3 m (6.9–7.5 ft) and typical weight 70–80 kg (150–180 lb). Large males can reach as much as 3.5 m (11 ft) in length and weigh more than 215 kg (474 lb).
Some species can gallop, including Cuban crocodiles, Johnston's crocodiles, New Guinea crocodiles, African dwarf crocodiles, and even small Nile crocodiles. The fastest means by which most species can move is a "belly run", in which the body moves in a snake-like (sinusoidal) fashion, limbs splayed out to either side paddling away frantically ...
“American crocodiles range from the northern coast of South America through Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. In the U.S., only the southern end of Florida hosts a population of these ...
A glimpse of the Maldive reefs, rich in different kinds of fauna, Ari Atoll. The wildlife of the Maldives includes the flora and fauna of the islands, reefs, and the surrounding ocean. Recent scientific studies suggest that the fauna varies greatly between atolls following a north–south gradient, but important differences between neighbouring ...
Siamese crocodiles are a freshwater species that can grow up to 4 meters (13.1 feet) in length. They have a prominent bony crest at the back of the head, and were once present in much of mainland ...