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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.

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6 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

wow, awesome!

DannyWeiner
DannyWeiner 12 years ago

awesome creatures

Yasser
Yasser 12 years 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 12 years ago

Look at you, Steve Erwin

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago

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

Lynx A
Lynx A 12 years ago

Nice! What is it snapping at?

Yasser
Spotted by
Yasser

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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

Spotted for Mission

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