African Slender-Snouted Crocodile
Scientific Name
Crocodylus cataphractus
size/weight/height
Length: 10 - 13'
adaptations/coloration
Color: jaw blotched
Dorsal Scales: armour
Snout: slender; ideal for catching fish
behavior
Hunting: swims parallel to river bank " tail curved " small fish caught in shallows
reproduction/lifespan
Lifespan: 50+ year's
Eggs: 13 - 27
Nest: March - July (rainy season) " along banks small forest streams " females known to protect nest
diet
Wild: crabs, fish, frogs, insects (young), shrimp & snakes
Zoo: fish and rats. Oregon Zoo crocodiles are fed well, so they shouldn't go after birds - but if a bird falls in the pond . . .
habitat/range
tropical forest " fresh water (occasionally coastal waters) " West & Central Africa " Mauritania & Senegal to North Angola east to Zaire, Zambia, & East Tanzania
status
U.S. Endangered " CITES App I
oregon zoo exhibit