LIONS VERSUS CROCODILE?
Masai Mara, Kenya
Featured in Big Cat Diary - series 2 from 1998
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
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RELATED INFORMATION
Common name
Species name
Crocodylus niloticus
ARKive fact
The sex of Nile crocodiles is determined by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated: below about 31 degrees Celsius they become female, and above 31-34 degrees Celsius they become male.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Distribution
Has a wide distribution throughout sub-saharan Africa and is also found on Madagascar. However, it has been eliminated from some former parts of its range, including the Mediterranean coast, Israel and Jordan.
Habitat
Inhabits a wide range of habitats, including large freshwater lakes, rivers, freshwater swamps, coastal estuaries and mangrove swamps.
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