Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) are believed to be 200 million years old. They walked the earth by the side of the great dinosaurs and survived the extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs (around 65 million years ago).
The crocodiles are great hunters and have virtually no threats in the wild. But now, this 200 million year old masterpiece of nature is facing extinction in the hands of man. Many species of Crocodylidae family, such as the Indian Gharial, are crtically extinct.
Photo: Crocodile in the Cauvery River, Mysore, India
The crocodiles are great hunters and have virtually no threats in the wild. But now, this 200 million year old masterpiece of nature is facing extinction in the hands of man. Many species of Crocodylidae family, such as the Indian Gharial, are crtically extinct.
Photo: Crocodile in the Cauvery River, Mysore, India
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