17/06/2023
Hello Travel Peeps!
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐜 𝐃𝐚𝐲 highlights the plight of endangered crocodiles 🐊, and your 𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢𝐯 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 team has tremendous respect for these impressive animals. Our clients (and us) enjoy observing them in the wild during 𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐢 🚙 and we respectfully keep our distance 😂.
Here are some facts about crocodiles along with a video 📽️, which we trust you’ll enjoy. Want to see crocs in real? Contact us 📧 at 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨@𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭.𝐜𝐨𝐦 and we’ll plan your safari because Africa 🌍 is home to over 600,000 crocodiles and 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 🇹🇿 (which makes Tanzania one of the best places to see them)
Before we give you some facts, note that crocodiles are easily confused with alligators, but there are differences between the two:
- Primary difference: the shape of their snout, as a croc’s snout forms a long, pointed V-lie shape while an gator’s is more rounded and u-shaped
- Crocodiles are usually much larger than alligators
- Crocs are also much more aggressive than alligators, which makes them more dangerous.
Did you know that…
- Of all the animals in the world, the crocodile’s 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞 is the strongest 🦷
- Crocodiles can live in both 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 and 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫
- The 𝐍𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐞, which you will see with aktiv planet in Tanzania, is more aggressive than the Australian 🇦🇺 saltwater croc
- The 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 in the USA 🇺🇸 is the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators live together
- Crocs were around before the 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐬 🦖
- With an average of 75 crocodiles per square mile, the Tárcoles River in Costa Rica has the world's 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of crocodiles 🇨🇷
- When a female crocodile lays 𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐬 (up to 60 at a time), the temperature of the nest determines the s*x of the babies: less than 32 Celsius and it’s a girl; more and it’s a boy 🥚
- 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 crocodiles in their egg (buried in sand) alert their mothers that they are ready to hatch properly. The mother crocodile hears them, digs up the eggs, defends the babies until they hatch, and takes them to the river where they’ll be able to feed off insects in the water
- 99% of all young crocodiles are 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 in their first year of life
- 𝐆𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞, who hung around Lake Tanganyika, holds the record for killing up to 200 people (allegedly). He possibly died in 2019 (he was over 100 years of age)
- Crocodiles' 𝐣𝐚𝐰𝐬 can't move sideways, meaning these reptiles can't grind food down in a traditional chewing motion
- Crocodiles swallow 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 to help with basic digestion, to crush and grate food since they can eat their prey whole
- Crocodiles can hold their breath 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 for at least one hour without coming up for a breath of air as they can reduce their heart rate to 2-3 beats per minute
Ref 🖋️: nationaldaycalendar; a-z.animals; wikepedia; facts.net
Photos 📷 and movie: royalty-free; aktiv planet
Imagery 🖼️: created by aktiv planet
Music 🎼: royalty-free (may not play in certain locations per legal restrictions)
