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Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

Description:

Large male crocodile estimated to be about 5 meters or 16+ feet!

Habitat:

Costa Rican river

Notes:

We rode down a river to one of the most highly concentrated areas of crocs in Costa Rica. This large male is well known in the area.

1 species ID suggestions

6 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 9 months ago

wow, awesome!

DannyWeiner
DannyWeiner a year ago

awesome creatures

Yasser
Yasser a year ago

A couple more of this big guy! You can see how well he blends in when he's submerged. Awesome creatures. It was quite amazing to see this big male so close and in the wild.

peter
peter a year ago

Look at you, Steve Erwin

Gina9210
Gina9210 a year ago

Wow! I met him from Dan's spotting too. It's not so scary!!

Lynx A
Lynx A a year ago

Nice! What is it snapping at?

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Lat: 9.52, Long: -84.33

Spotted on Jun 9, 2011
Submitted on Jun 10, 2011

Spotted for mission

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