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The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered crocodile. Its population is very small, and they can only be found in the Orinoco river basin in Colombia and Venezuela. Extensively hunted for their skins in the 19th and 20th centuries, it is one of the most endangered
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See moreThe genus Crocodylus likely originated in Africa and radiated outwards towards Southeast Asia and the Americas, although an Australia/Asia origin has also been considered. Phylogenetic evidence supports Crocodylus
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See moreThis species is restricted to the Orinoco river basin in Colombia and Venezuela. They have been occasionally reported on the island of Trinidad, but this has not been confirmed, and witnesses
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See moreThe Orinoco crocodile is highly endangered due to excessive hunting for its hide. During the 1940s to the 1960s, thousands of these animals were slaughtered in the Orinoco
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See moreThe Orinoco crocodile can be recognised by its relatively long snout, which is narrower than that of the somewhat similar-looking
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See moreHunting and diet
Little study has gone into the dietary biology of Orinoco crocodiles but from eye-witness accounts and partial studies from captivity and...
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