_Crocodiles

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Aiming to inspire & educate all people to conserve crocs and their kin. Media is original, except where noted. #crocodile #alligator #gharial #caiman

Same handle on Twitter (for now) and Instagram.

Thinking warm thoughts…

Eyes above water.

Pressure sensitive integumentary sensory organs (ISOs) below the water.

Good luck evading notice from this predator.

#Crocodylusmindorensis

Chonky osteoderms!

Snow White's Crocodiles friend circle
🤝
Dwarves

#Osteolaemustetraspis

Steneosaurus bollensis (a genus that I’ve seen referred to as a “taxonomic nightmare”). Regardless, this is a marine croc from the Jurassic. Long snout with needle like teeth… perfect for hunting fish. Rear limbs were flippered and they had a tail fin.

The roof (of the mouth)
and a tooth (plus a few others).

#alligatormississippiensis

Statuette of Sobek (the crocodile god)
Late Period, Dynasty 26-30, 664-332 BCE
Ancient Egyptian
Copper alloy
Seen @artinstitutechi

Baule
CĂ´te d'Ivoire
Door showing a crocodile eating a snake.
19th to early 20th century
Wood, pigment, and metal

Seen @artinstitutechi

Recently paid a visit to Marley, the resident C. acutus of Diggs County.

American crocodiles are able to breed with Cuban crocodiles (C. rhombifer), creating hybrids. This provides a challenge for conserving both species.

Crocodylidae
Alligatoridae
Gavialidae