Why are nile crocodiles
endangered?
Crocodylus Niloticus.
Introduction
Nile Crocodiles are slowly becoming more endangered
with only 25,000 left in the world. There are many reasons
to this, read this power point to find out more about this.
You will find out things like birds will clean out the germs
from a crocodiles mouth or maybe, even though they look
dangerous nile crocodiles aren't vicious aslong as you
don't annoy them.
Crocodiles litter
• They lay from 25 to 80 eggs they female or male crocodile
can help the egg hach by rolling it back and forth on the
tongue.
Fun Facts
• Crocodiles have the most highly developed brain for
reptiles.
• They can reach 20 feet in length
• Crocodiles are basicly dinosaurs they are the only
unchanged animal for 20 million years.
• Nile crocodiles are the 2nd largest crocodile
Diet
They eat hippos, lions, relephants but these animals also hunt
crocodiles. They don't just eat land animals they also eat fish. If
they see somthing they would like to eat they will stalk it untill
it's in their stomach.
Habitat
Nile Crocodiles live
in marshes,
wetlands, lakes
and rivers around
South Africa.
Sometimes their
rivers are near
small villages but
they don't attack
the villages.
Why they are endangered?
Crocodiles are endangered because £300 million worth of
crocodile skin is sold every year. But it's not just our fault
they are endangered they are hunted by lions, hippos and
other animals. The process is you get the scales die them
black or another colour and then put it on leather.
How can
help?
you
Nothing is happening for Nile Crocodiles at the moment but
with your help we can help them thrive again, like in the dino
days. You've heard of children in need now it's croc in need
please help us to save the nile crocodile.