Nile CrocodilesNile Crocodiles

By Patricio PinoBy Patricio PinoBy Patricio PinoBy Patricio Pino

For the past few weeks I’ve been For the past few weeks I’ve been studying the Nile crocodile. In the studying the Nile crocodile. In the coming few pages I will tell you the main coming few pages I will tell you the main facts about the Nile crocodile. For facts about the Nile crocodile. For example how it looks, where it lives, example how it looks, where it lives, how it survives, what it eats, its enemy, how it survives, what it eats, its enemy, and a few interesting facts.and a few interesting facts.

For the past few weeks I’ve been For the past few weeks I’ve been studying the Nile crocodile. In the studying the Nile crocodile. In the coming few pages I will tell you the main coming few pages I will tell you the main facts about the Nile crocodile. For facts about the Nile crocodile. For example how it looks, where it lives, example how it looks, where it lives, how it survives, what it eats, its enemy, how it survives, what it eats, its enemy, and a few interesting facts.and a few interesting facts.

Physical Description Physical Description

HabitatHabitat

Do you now in what country Do you now in what country the Nile crocodile lives in? the Nile crocodile lives in? The Nile crocodile mostly The Nile crocodile mostly lives in Egypt and other lives in Egypt and other countries surrounding Egypt. countries surrounding Egypt. In the Nile crocodiles habitat In the Nile crocodiles habitat you can see rocks, you can see rocks, poisonous trees, and birds poisonous trees, and birds for example cranes. The Nile for example cranes. The Nile crocodile survives in its crocodile survives in its habitat because it looks like habitat because it looks like log to catch its prey.log to catch its prey.

Do you now in what country Do you now in what country the Nile crocodile lives in? the Nile crocodile lives in? The Nile crocodile mostly The Nile crocodile mostly lives in Egypt and other lives in Egypt and other countries surrounding Egypt. countries surrounding Egypt. In the Nile crocodiles habitat In the Nile crocodiles habitat you can see rocks, you can see rocks, poisonous trees, and birds poisonous trees, and birds for example cranes. The Nile for example cranes. The Nile crocodile survives in its crocodile survives in its habitat because it looks like habitat because it looks like log to catch its prey.log to catch its prey.

DefenseDefense

Do you now how a Do you now how a Nile crocodile Nile crocodile protects itself? A protects itself? A Nile crocodile looks Nile crocodile looks like a log to protect like a log to protect itself from enemies itself from enemies or it glides under or it glides under water to be safe. water to be safe. Gliding under water Gliding under water makes it out of sight makes it out of sight for predators.for predators.

Do you now how a Do you now how a Nile crocodile Nile crocodile protects itself? A protects itself? A Nile crocodile looks Nile crocodile looks like a log to protect like a log to protect itself from enemies itself from enemies or it glides under or it glides under water to be safe. water to be safe. Gliding under water Gliding under water makes it out of sight makes it out of sight for predators.for predators.

PreyPrey

Snap! Slurp! The Nile Snap! Slurp! The Nile crocodile swallows a wild crocodile swallows a wild dog. The Nile crocodile eats dog. The Nile crocodile eats twelve animals. I will tell you twelve animals. I will tell you three of the Nile crocodiles three of the Nile crocodiles prey which are fish, turtles, prey which are fish, turtles, and, raccoons. The Nile and, raccoons. The Nile crocodile has different ways crocodile has different ways to kill its prey. Amazingly, to kill its prey. Amazingly, the Nile crocodile has the Nile crocodile has favorites and not so favorites and not so favorites. The Nile crocodile favorites. The Nile crocodile can not eat for a whole can not eat for a whole week!week!

Snap! Slurp! The Nile Snap! Slurp! The Nile crocodile swallows a wild crocodile swallows a wild dog. The Nile crocodile eats dog. The Nile crocodile eats twelve animals. I will tell you twelve animals. I will tell you three of the Nile crocodiles three of the Nile crocodiles prey which are fish, turtles, prey which are fish, turtles, and, raccoons. The Nile and, raccoons. The Nile crocodile has different ways crocodile has different ways to kill its prey. Amazingly, to kill its prey. Amazingly, the Nile crocodile has the Nile crocodile has favorites and not so favorites and not so favorites. The Nile crocodile favorites. The Nile crocodile can not eat for a whole can not eat for a whole week!week!

PredatorsPredators

Crackle, crackle, crackle… a Crackle, crackle, crackle… a predator is coming! A Nile predator is coming! A Nile crocodile has four predators crocodile has four predators which are bears, skunks, which are bears, skunks, lizards, and hippos. Bears lizards, and hippos. Bears hunt crocodiles’ eggs and hunt crocodiles’ eggs and babies for food. Skunks babies for food. Skunks hunt eggs for food. Lizards hunt eggs for food. Lizards hunt babies for food. Hippos hunt babies for food. Hippos attack Nile crocodile grown attack Nile crocodile grown ups because Nile crocodiles ups because Nile crocodiles hunt baby hippos for food. hunt baby hippos for food.

Crackle, crackle, crackle… a Crackle, crackle, crackle… a predator is coming! A Nile predator is coming! A Nile crocodile has four predators crocodile has four predators which are bears, skunks, which are bears, skunks, lizards, and hippos. Bears lizards, and hippos. Bears hunt crocodiles’ eggs and hunt crocodiles’ eggs and babies for food. Skunks babies for food. Skunks hunt eggs for food. Lizards hunt eggs for food. Lizards hunt babies for food. Hippos hunt babies for food. Hippos attack Nile crocodile grown attack Nile crocodile grown ups because Nile crocodiles ups because Nile crocodiles hunt baby hippos for food. hunt baby hippos for food.

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

Do you now anything interesting about Do you now anything interesting about the Nile crocodile? I will tell you. First I the Nile crocodile? I will tell you. First I will tell you that a Nile crocodile can nap will tell you that a Nile crocodile can nap under water when it breathes air !And under water when it breathes air !And Nile crocodiles don’t chew their food. Nile crocodiles don’t chew their food. They swallow it hole. In Africa some They swallow it hole. In Africa some people call the Nile crocodile the killer people call the Nile crocodile the killer that smiles when it kills because the that smiles when it kills because the Nile crocodiles jaws are shaped like a Nile crocodiles jaws are shaped like a smile. smile.

Do you now anything interesting about Do you now anything interesting about the Nile crocodile? I will tell you. First I the Nile crocodile? I will tell you. First I will tell you that a Nile crocodile can nap will tell you that a Nile crocodile can nap under water when it breathes air !And under water when it breathes air !And Nile crocodiles don’t chew their food. Nile crocodiles don’t chew their food. They swallow it hole. In Africa some They swallow it hole. In Africa some people call the Nile crocodile the killer people call the Nile crocodile the killer that smiles when it kills because the that smiles when it kills because the Nile crocodiles jaws are shaped like a Nile crocodiles jaws are shaped like a smile. smile.

In conclusion, I know there is more you In conclusion, I know there is more you want to learn but I told you almost every want to learn but I told you almost every thing about the Nile crocodile. I hope thing about the Nile crocodile. I hope you can learn some extra details that I you can learn some extra details that I did not tell you about the Nile crocodile did not tell you about the Nile crocodile on your own. on your own.

In conclusion, I know there is more you In conclusion, I know there is more you want to learn but I told you almost every want to learn but I told you almost every thing about the Nile crocodile. I hope thing about the Nile crocodile. I hope you can learn some extra details that I you can learn some extra details that I did not tell you about the Nile crocodile did not tell you about the Nile crocodile on your own. on your own.