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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 3 N: 653]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (3307) | Driving on a very narrow bridge to the camp there were several crocodiles. Brrrrrrr they give me the creeps
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Appearance
Considerable variation exists throughout the range of the Nile Crocodile. Generally, it is a large crocodilian, averaging 5 m in length but reportedly reaching 6 m in rare instances. There are dubious reports of 7 m animals having existed, but these are hard to verify.
There is some evidence that Nile Crocodiles in cooler countries reach slightly smaller adult sizes (4 m). There are two known population of dwarf Nile crocodiles living on the extreme limits of the species' range, in Mali and even the Sahara Desert! Due to suboptimal conditions, adults average between 2 and 3 metres. Juveniles are dark olive brown with black cross banding on the tail and body. This banding becomes fainter in adults.
Behaviour
Social behaviour in Nile Crocodiles is often underestimated, although there are many aspects still poorly understood. It has been observed that social status may influence an individual's feeding success, with less dominant animals tending to eat less in situations where they come into frequent social contact with other, more dominant individuals. |
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