Saltwater Crocodile
The Saltwater Crocodile is the continent’s largest land predator. These reptiles are among the most ancient of the earth’s creatures, having survived substantially unchanged for more than 180 million years.
Saltwater Crocodiles are efficient predators which specialise in hunting at the water’s edge. They can remain seemingly motionless for long periods, but don’t be fooled by their inertness. They are watching and waiting for food and can strike without warning.
Crocodiles are very territorial creatures. They fiercely protect their section of a waterhole or riverbank. Their territorial nature means they are solitary animals and do not like to share their space with other animals.
Facts:
- The temperature at which crocodile eggs are incubated determine the sex of the hatchlings.
- Crocodiles have salt glands on their tongue to enable them to shed excess salt.
- Mature crocodiles need to eat once a week at most, and even less frequently during winter
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