NICKNAME: Sandy SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crocodylus Porosus AGE: 20 Years old GENDER: Female WEIGHT: 150kg LENGTH: 2m SPECIES: Saltwater Crocodile
-Slightly light colored skin -Diet : Chicken/Fish -Life expectancy 70 – 85 years -Mating season in October - December -Spawning season in February - July and takes as long as 90 days to hatch.
FUNFACT:
-Belong to the crocodilian order which also includes alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gharials. -'Sandy' has between 76 and 84 teeth. -Like all crocodilians, the gender of their hatchlings is determined by temperature. -Warmer temperatures produce males and cooler temperatures produce females.
DIET
Saltwater crocodiles mostly eat fish but will eat almost anything that they can overpower which can include turtles, goannas, snakes, birds, livestock (cattle), buffalo, wild boar, and mud crabs.
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