The team used a three-dimensional x-ray scanner to measure the thickness of tooth enamel in crocodiles. They found regardless of tooth position — incisor, canine, molar — age or diet, crocodiles do not have thick tooth enamel. Photos (3): View all Photos
A survey at the end of this May showed nearly 400 crocs living in the park’s gorge, down from at least 1,000 in 2008. So far, as of August 7, rangers and scientists have found 23 carcasses
A nile crocodile is about 20 feet long and can live up to 80 years. The average lifespan of an alligator or caiman is about 30 to 40 years of age, while the average life expectancy of a Nile Crocodile is between 60 and 70 years old. READ Are There Crocodiles In The Mississippi River?
The same goes for different species of crocodiles kept in zoos and similar facilities. For example, according to the official at the Yekaterinburg Zoo in Russia, a male crocodile that lived there died when he was 115 years old. There was a freshwater crocodile in the Australia Zoo that was between 120 and 140 years old when it died.
Gustave is the largest crocodile ever seen in Africa. He lives in the waters of Burundi, and has reportedly killed over 300 people in the last 50 years.
In the wild, most crocodiles have a lifespan of between 25 and 70 years, but this differs widely between species. Saltwater crocodiles in the wild tend to live around 70 years, and Nile crocodiles average between 50 and 60 years. But the average lifespan of smaller crocodiles is only about 30 to 40 years. The table below gives the observed
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