Nile crocodile

Nile crocodile

Nile crocodile is the second largest in the world before salt water crocodile. It's live in Nile river and Mara river . It has world's strongest bite force , 5000 PSI. It's looking for wildebeest ans zebra to pass the Mara river.

Taxonomy and etymology

The Nile crocodile is called timsah al-nil inArabic, mamba in Swahili, garwe in Shona, ngwenya in Ndebele, ngwena in Venda, kwena in Sotho and Tswana.

Characteristics

Like all crocodiles, the Nile crocodile is a quadruped with four short, splayed legs, a long, powerful tail, a scaly hide with rows of ossified scutes running down its back and tail, and powerful jaws. It has nictitating membranes to protect the eyes and lachrymal glands to cleanse its eyes with tears.

Size

Typical Nile crocodile weight is from 225 to 550 kg (496 to 1,213 lb), though exceptionally large males can range up to 900 kg (2,000 lb) or more, in weight. The largest accurately measured male, shot near Mwanza,Tanzania, measured 6.47 m (21 ft 3 in) and weighed about 1,090 kg (2,400 lb). Another notable giant, caught alive by J.G. Kulmann in Venda,South Africa, measured 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) in length and weighed 905.7 kg (1,997 lb).

Hunting and diet

Therefore most terrestrial prey are caught by ambush attacks when the animal approaches water to drink. The crocodile slowly comes closer, most of its body underwater, sometimes only its eyes and nostrils visible. On other occasions more of its head and upper body visible. The attack is sudden and unpredictable. The crocodile lunges its body out of water in the blink of an eye and grasps on to its prey

PREY AND ENEMIES

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