Crocodiles are the oldest creatures on our planet, it is known that they have been living for 83.5 million years, when dinosaurs still lived on our planet. Crocodiles all have fangs, so they can chew.
We bring to your attention a list of the largest crocodiles on Earth.
American Crocodile
American crocodile reaches up to 4 meters in length, an adult reaches 335 kg. The speed of their movement on land reaches 10 miles per hour, on the water can travel up to 20 miles per hour. This type of crocodile is especially dangerous for humans. Sharp-crocodiles do not like low temperatures, therefore, with extreme temperature drops, mass extinctions of the species can occur. Such cases have occurred.
Crocodiles of this species feed mainly on fish, which in turn produce hygiene of the crocodile organism. Even sharks are afraid of this species when crossing in a common area.
Black cayman
In the diet of the black cayman there are such dangerous representatives of wildlife as anaconda and piranha. In length they reach about 3.9 metersand weigh about 350 kg. This type of crocodile is not particularly aggressive in relation to humans, but is still considered one of the most dangerous.
Black caimans live mainly in lakes and rivers; females are always smaller in size of males.Prefer to eat fish or turtles, can also eat snakes.
Orinoc crocodile
You can meet a crocodile of this species in our time in Venezuela or in Colombia. Now this species is on the verge of extinction. Reach in length crocodiles of this species up to 4.1 meters, and can weigh up to 380 kg. You can also meet crocodiles of this species and larger.
Mostly crocodiles of this species eat fish and reptiles, can also eat birds or mammals. When laying eggs, they also continue to hunt for anacondas, caimans, can also hunt for jaguars.
Nile crocodile
The Nile crocodile rightfully takes 2 place of honor in the list of the largest crocodiles on planet Earth. In length reach 4.2 meters, and can weigh up to 410 kg. Crocodiles of this species are quite aggressive predators that attack humans from about 200 to 700 times a year. Moreover, in 60% of cases with a fatal outcome. In 1905, managed to catch a Nile crocodile weighing 1 ton, while the length was about 6 meters.
For habitation, predators of swamps and estuaries are usually chosen. Power with a bite reaches 2 tons. The diet includes birds, fish, mammals. This species declined sharply after a lively hunt for them because of its valuable hide.
The largest crocodile in the world
The largest crocodile in the world - combed crocodile, in another way it is called marine. It reaches 4.5 meters in length, and can weigh about 450 kg. These reptiles are found in salt waters and seas. The largest combed crocodile was met by 6.7 meters, and the weight reached 1000 kg.Crested crocodiles are less aggressive than Nile crocodiles, but there is a case in history when combed crocodiles attacked 400 Japanese soldiers when they retreated during the battle. A representative of this species can be found in the Philippine Zoo, many people come to look at it.
The predator hunts mainly at night, so that the prey does not see him, they are fast enough even on land, can reach speeds of almost 40 kmHowever, only along a straight path.
In ancient Egypt, crocodiles were considered sacred animals. Crocodiles at that time reached 14 meters, and their weight reached 2 tons.
One of these large extinct species is Deinhoose. He lived about 80 million years ago. When a skeleton was discovered, it became clear that the animal was reaching 16 meters long, and it weighed almost 15 tons. The frequency of the life cycle at that time was 50 years. Deinhohus attacked large dinosaurs as well as large turtles.
Another of the largest representatives of the gone species of crocodile is sarcozukh. In length, they could reach 15 meters, and weighed up to 14 tons.
So, the largest crocodile in our time on Earth is considered a combed crocodile, reaching a length of 4.5 meters, and can weigh almost 450 kg. By right, the Nile crocodile can be considered the most aggressive, its length sometimes reaches 4.2 meters, and its weight is 410 kg. Also in the top five largest crocodiles are the Orokin crocodile, the black caiman and the American American crocodile.
Among all reptiles, crocodiles are very developed, their closest relatives were the dinosaurs themselves, even with birds they have family ties. Now there are 23 species of crocodiles, all of them are divided in their mass into 3 families.
