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  • An adult saltwater crocodile eyes a potential meal. It is the largest reptile on Earth and rules the rivers and estuaries of Australia’s Northern Territory.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile thermoregulates. Unable to regulate their body temperature internally, saltwater crocodiles, like all cold-blooded animals, must rely on sun and water to keep them at an optimum temperature.
  • The back, tail, and scutes of an adult saltwater crocodile. The saltwater crocodile’s giant, streamlined body is perfectly adapted to an aquatic existence.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile killed by larger rival.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile sunning on the river's edge during the dry season by the Corroboree billabong.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile in a dried mud hole during the dry season. They are unable to regulate their body temperature internally, so they must rely on sun and water to keep them at an optimum temperature. With the ability to go for months without eating, they can focus on surviving the heat.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile relaxes on shore line.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile eyes a potential meal. They have highly sensitive pressure receptors around their mouths, and a clear third eyelid that protects their eyes underwater for hours at a time.
  • Saltwater crocodile hatchlings on the river's edge. Female salties protect their young as best they can, but there’s only so much a mother can do. Those hatchlings that don’t drown in the high waters of a flooded nest or get eaten by a passing dingo, face the brutal conditions of the long dry season.
  • The foreleg of an adult saltwater crocodile.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile feeding. Lightning-fast reflexes and ambush tactics mean that escape is all but impossible for any prey that dares to step foot into the saltwater crocodile's watery home.
  • A saltwater crocodile hatchling on the river's edge.
  • A saltwater crocodile hatchling on the river's edge.
  • A saltwater crocodile finds refuge from sun in a shrinking mud hole during the dry season. During the dry season, watering holes turn into mud pits and the younger and smaller males are pushed out, forced to trek overland, desperate for shade and moisture.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile feeds on a wallaby carcass. Lightning-fast reflexes and ambush tactics means that escape is all but impossible for prey that dares to step foot into the saltwater crocodile's watery home.
  • A saltwater crocodile hatchling in the water. They face the brutal conditions of the long dry season along with risks of being eaten bu a passing dingo.
  • The flood plains of Kakadu National Park is habitat for the largest reptile on Earth, the saltwater crocodile.
  • An adult saltwater crocodile eyes a potential meal. They are slower on land, but agile in water and perfectly adapted to an aquatic existence.

  • Crocodile King 01

    An adult saltwater crocodile eyes a potential meal. It is the largest reptile on Earth and rules the rivers and estuaries of Australia’s Northern Territory.

  • Crocodile King 14

    An adult saltwater crocodile thermoregulates. Unable to regulate their body temperature internally, saltwater crocodiles, like all cold-blooded animals, must rely on sun and water to keep them at an optimum temperature.

  • Crocodile King 04

    The back, tail, and scutes of an adult saltwater crocodile. The saltwater crocodile’s giant, streamlined body is perfectly adapted to an aquatic existence.

  • Crocodile King 15

    An adult saltwater crocodile killed by larger rival.

  • Crocodile King 08

    An adult saltwater crocodile sunning on the river's edge during the dry season by the Corroboree billabong.

  • Crocodile King 03

    An adult saltwater crocodile in a dried mud hole during the dry season. They are unable to regulate their body temperature internally, so they must rely on sun and water to keep them at an optimum temperature. With the ability to go for months without eating, they can focus on surviving the heat.

  • Crocodile King 02

    An adult saltwater crocodile relaxes on shore line.

  • Crocodile King 06

    An adult saltwater crocodile eyes a potential meal. They have highly sensitive pressure receptors around their mouths, and a clear third eyelid that protects their eyes underwater for hours at a time.

  • Crocodile King 10

    Saltwater crocodile hatchlings on the river's edge. Female salties protect their young as best they can, but there’s only so much a mother can do. Those hatchlings that don’t drown in the high waters of a flooded nest or get eaten by a passing dingo, face the brutal conditions of the long dry season.

  • Crocodile King 05

    The foreleg of an adult saltwater crocodile.

  • Crocodile King 16

    An adult saltwater crocodile feeding. Lightning-fast reflexes and ambush tactics mean that escape is all but impossible for any prey that dares to step foot into the saltwater crocodile's watery home.

  • Crocodile King 11

    A saltwater crocodile hatchling on the river's edge.

  • Crocodile King 13

    A saltwater crocodile hatchling on the river's edge.

  • Crocodile King 17

    A saltwater crocodile finds refuge from sun in a shrinking mud hole during the dry season. During the dry season, watering holes turn into mud pits and the younger and smaller males are pushed out, forced to trek overland, desperate for shade and moisture.

  • Crocodile King 07

    An adult saltwater crocodile feeds on a wallaby carcass. Lightning-fast reflexes and ambush tactics means that escape is all but impossible for prey that dares to step foot into the saltwater crocodile's watery home.

  • Crocodile King 12

    A saltwater crocodile hatchling in the water. They face the brutal conditions of the long dry season along with risks of being eaten bu a passing dingo.

  • Crocodile King 09

    The flood plains of Kakadu National Park is habitat for the largest reptile on Earth, the saltwater crocodile.

  • Crocodile King 18

    An adult saltwater crocodile eyes a potential meal. They are slower on land, but agile in water and perfectly adapted to an aquatic existence.

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