Nile Crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, mouth, open, tongue, teeth, small eyes scales, thick skin, large, sun, basking, on banks of White Nile, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
Description
Very large crocodile basking on the banks of a river with mouth wide open.
Crocodylus niloticus, Nile crocodile, mouth, large, open, long muzzle, teeth, tongue, scales, tough skin, large, small eyes, river bank, sunshine, hot, cooling, dangerous, White Nile, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
PHOTOREF987; Uganda; Africa; Nile; river; wildlife; dangerous; carnivorous; river bank; elephant; reptile; jaws; crocodile; national park; animal; predator; savage
Description
Nile CROCODILE ( c.niloticus ) basks on the bank of the Victoria Nile below Murchison Falls while an African Elephant forages in the forest edge beyond. UGANDA. ref: 1042230.021
Nile Crocodile Zambezi River reptile bank Zimbabwe Victoria Falls massive predator long life age frogs fish mammals feed eggs sand burrows hunted hide skin severe hunting teeth wild life environment
Nile Crocodile, Marabou stork; Masai Mara; Mara river; scavengers; dumps; carcasses; rodents; reptiles; superb flyers; soaring; Kenya; safari; travel; bird; nature; rivers; dams; funeral director; human waste; increasing population; man eater; largest crocodilian; primordial brutes; fish; zebra; wildebeest; migration; small hippos; egg laying; reptile; decreasing; hunted; killed; skin; hand bags; shoes; Crocodylus niloticus; Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Description
World: Africa, common and widespread S of 15°N except in the SW of the continent. Kenya: Found just about everywhere, however it is notably absent from the coast S of Malindi and is less common in low rainfall areas. This is a huge, unmissable and unmistakable stork. Anywhere there are people you will find groups of Marabou. They are scavengers and can be found around refuse dumps as well as with vultures around carcasses. However they don't rely solely on scavenging, they will catch small rodents and reptiles and have even been known to pick swallows out of the air! Although they have to class as one of the uglier (if not ugliest) of Kenyan birds, airborne they are superb flyers, soaring at high altitude across the plains. Interestingly Marabou's were scarce across East Africa in the early part of the 20th century. Their present abundance can be explained by the increase in the human population and the consequent rise in the amount of human waste. An increase in the number of food processing plants (battery farms, abattoirs, fish processing factories etc) and refuse tips has undoubtedly contributed to their success. The Nile crocodile has a somewhat deserved reputation as a vicious man-eater. The proximity of much of its habitat to people means run-ins are frequent. And its virtually indiscriminate diet means a villager washing clothes by a riverbank might look just as tasty as a migrating wildebeest. Firm numbers are sketchy, but estimates are that up to 200 people may die each year i
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Nile Crocodile Zambezi River reptile bank Zimbabwe Victoria Falls massive predator long life age frogs fish mammals feed eggs sand burrows hunted hide skin severe hunting teeth wild life environment