16 Facts About Nile crocodile

Nile crocodile is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries.

Nile crocodile is one of the most dangerous species of crocodile and is responsible for hundreds of human deaths every year.

The Nile crocodile is called timsah al-nil in Arabic, mamba in Swahili, garwe in Shona, ngwenya in Ndebele, ngwena in Venda, kwena in Sotho and Tswana, and tanin ha-yeor in Hebrew.

The Nile crocodile has fewer osteoderms on the belly, which are much more conspicuous on some of the more modestly sized crocodilians.

Nile crocodile is presently the most common crocodilian in Africa, and is distributed throughout much of the continent.

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The Nile crocodile has historically been recorded in areas where they are now regionally extinct.

Nile crocodile possesses unique predation behavior characterized by the ability of preying both within water, where it is best adapted, and out of it, which often results in unpredictable attacks on almost any other animal up to twice its size.

In one case, an adult Nile crocodile charged from the water up a bank to kill a bushbuck and instead of dragging it into the water, was observed to pull the kill further on land into the cover of the bush.

The Nile crocodile is a strong example of an apex predator.

Nile crocodile's finds a spot soft enough to allow her to dig a sideways slanted burrow.

Opportunistic mammals who attack Nile crocodile nests have included wild pigs, medium-sized wild cats and baboon troops.

When Nile crocodile nests are dug out and the young placed in water by the mother, in areas such as Royal Natal National Park predators can essentially enter a feeding frenzy.

The Nile crocodile is widely distributed, with strong, documented populations in many countries in eastern and southern Africa, including Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

At some point in the 20th century, the Nile crocodile appeared to have been extirpated as a breeding species from Egypt, but has locally re-established in some areas such as the Aswan Dam.

Nile crocodile is the top predator in its environment, and is responsible for checking the population of mesopredator species, such as the barbel catfish and lungfish, that could overeat fish populations on which other species, including birds, rely.

Since a majority of fatal attacks are believed to be predatory in nature, the Nile crocodile can be considered the most prolific predator of humans among wild animals.