Kingdom : Animalia Class : Reptilia Family : Crocodylidae Scientific Name : Crocodylus Size(L) : 1m - 7m (3.3ft - 22ft) Weight : 1,000kg - 1,133kg (2,200lbs - 2,500lbs) Top Speed : 18km/h (12mph) Life Span : 40 - 70 years Colour : Brown, Green, Grey Skin Type : Scales Distinctive Features : Armoured skin and large mouth with snapping jaw
- They are one of the oldest living reptiles on earth, around 200 million years old.
- They are found across the watery tropics of Africa, Asia, America and Australia.
- They have armoured skin, and large mouths with snapping jaws.
- Interestingly, they cannot stick out their tongue.
- They are also known to regrow a new set of teeth after losing their old ones, throughout their lives.
- On an average, they may vary in size from 1m to 7m in length.
- Their average lifespan is around 40-70 years.
- They are known to have a very slow turning cycle.
- Which helps their prey in escaping if it runs diagonally away from the crocodile.
- They are carnivores, preying on fish, reptiles and mammals.
- The size of their prey differs according to their size.
- Interestingly, they are known to swallow stones to aid water buoyancy and swim deeper in water
- Humans prove to be the greatest threat to this threatened species today.