Lakes Gallery

Close-up texture of a the shin on a Nile Crocodile's back, Western Cape Province, South Africa

The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an African crocodile and the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile. The Nile crocodile is quite widespread throughout sub-saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the central, eastern, southern and some western parts of the continent and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers and marshlands. Although capable of living in saline environments, this species is rarely found in saltwater, but occasionally inhabits deltas and brackish lakes. The range of this species once stretched northward throughout the Nile, as far north as the Nile delta. On average the Nile crocodile is between 4.1 metres (13 ft) to 5 metres (16 ft), weighing around 410 kg (900 lb). However, specimens measuring 6.1 metres (20 ft) in length and weighing 900 kg (2, 000 lb) are not uncommon. They have thick scaly skin that is heavily armored

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Close-up of Nile crocodile head (Crocodylus niloticus) swimming in a pond on a Crocodile farm in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an African crocodile and the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile. The Nile crocodile is quite widespread throughout sub-saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the central, eastern, southern and some western parts of the continent and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers and marshlands. Although capable of living in saline environments, this species is rarely found in saltwater, but occasionally inhabits deltas and brackish lakes. The range of this species once stretched northward throughout the Nile, as far north as the Nile delta. On average the Nile crocodile is between 4.1 metres (13 ft) to 5 metres (16 ft), weighing around 410 kg (900 lb). However, specimens measuring 6.1 metres (20 ft) in length and weighing 900 kg (2, 000 lb) are not uncommon. They have thick scaly skin that is heavily armored

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High Angle view of St Lucia Estuary with dramatic clouds in background, St Lucia, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

iSimangaliso Wetland Park in South Africa's Kwazulu Natal Province is the country's first UNESCO world heritage site. the Park is home to the largest estuary system in the country. the Lake itself is at threat due to forestry in the interior where the catchment system for the rivers that feed the lake are situated. St Lucia town lies on the southern edge of the park and is also where the lake system opens to sea when the estuary is open

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