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Copyright: Nico van Gijsen (Nico) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 1 N: 332] (1313)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12-24
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 70-300mm AF-G
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-01-19 8:01
Viewed: 1022
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
We kept an eye out for lions along the Kwai river in Botswana and saw this! Crocodylus niloticus. The Nile crocodile (Tswana name: Kwena) can grow up to 5 m in length and weigh up to 1000 Kg. They can live well into their second century, but average age is about 80 years. They are both scavenger and hunter, usually lying and waiting for prey - and they can do this for up to two years without eating a decent meal. Talk about patience! They drag their prey into the water and drowns it, before taking gulps of flesh in big chunks. They attack from under the water where they can stay for up to half an hour. Swiming in Africa's rivers - as we did ten minutes upstream before walking into this guy - is a somewhat tense affair.
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To bikernjeeks: CrocNico 1 01-20 00:22
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Nice shot, I like it how the picture also shows a little bit of the environment the crocodile lives in. Nice sharpness on the animal. How far of it were you?

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2005-01-19 13:51]

Glad you were able to bring this back for us Nico. He is a real ugly critter. Well captures here by you. I like the open mouth. Well done

Nice capture of this Nile Croc. Color and detail are good. Swimming in your part of the world means you enter the food chain, and humans are not at the top of the chain.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-01-23 2:43]

Thankfully I'm not a dentist! This a very nice shot of this croc and it looks like a big one. I learnt a lot from your note as well. Vewy good composition as well.

Very well done and thanks for posting

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