Nile Crocodile

Nylkrokodil · Crocodylus niloticus

Africa's largest crocodile and one of Kruger's most thrilling sights. Lurking just below the surface with only eyes and nostrils showing, it can grow over five metres long. A patient ambush hunter, it grabs animals coming to drink, then spins in a 'death roll'. Mothers gently carry their hatchlings to the water in their mouths.

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How to identify it

A huge armoured reptile floating log-still in the water with raised eyes and snout, often basking jaws-open on a sandbank.

Where to see it in Kruger

Found at almost any river, dam or large waterhole, especially the Sabie, Olifants and Crocodile Rivers and at Sunset Dam near Lower Sabie.

Did you know

A crocodile can go for over a year without eating after a really big meal!

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