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The highly adaptable American alligator is found in swamps, rivers and lakes with clear or turbid water. Crocodiles live in marshes, lakes and rivers, and can live in saline environments including estuaries and mangrove swamps. [115] American and saltwater crocodiles swim out to sea.
Nile crocodiles occasionally prey on big cats including lions and leopards. [24] [42] [61] [75] However, in order to save energy, crocodiles do not prefer such agile animals, as most attacks will end before they can strike. Thus they usually attack agile prey in the absence of regular prey items.
Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large, semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.The term “crocodile” is sometimes used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includes the alligators and caimans (both members of the family Alligatoridae), the gharial and false gharial (both ...
The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics.It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas, with populations present from South Florida, the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, [4] and the coasts of Mexico to as far south as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Last year, a 12-year-old was taken - the first death from a crocodile in the NT since 2018. 'Hero' father killed in crocodile attack Body found in search for child missing in croc attack
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the eastern, southern, and central regions of the continent, and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, swamps and marshlands. [3]
American crocodiles can grow to 20 ... Only 1,500 to 2,000 adult crocodiles survive in southern Florida’s brackish ... alligators have a preference for fresh water, and don’t stay long, ...
[9] [56] [57] Following his death in 2013, the largest living crocodile in captivity was "Cassius", who was kept at Marineland Crocodile Park, a zoo located at Green Island, Queensland, Australia. He measured 5.48 m (18 ft 0 in) in length and weighed approximately 1,300 kg (2,870 lb) before his own death in November 2024. [58] [59] [60]