Nile Crocodile

By David Howell

Intro

It lives in Africa, its tail helps it swim, its name starts with Nile, it eats a bunch, this is a crocodile that is always hungry. What is this mysterious animal? This is the Nile Crocodile. I am taking this time to inform you about the Nile Crocodile.

Adaptation

P The tail helps the crocodile move in the water and helps it steer the crocodile. P The female uses its claws to dig holes to lay her eggs. B The Nile crocodile open its mouth to let out heat. P It camouflaged by its skin. P It has large teeth to dig in prey.

P= Physical Adaptation

B= Behavioral Adaptation

Habitat

The Nile crocodile survives where there is water, rivers, or water holes. But, it can only survive a short amount of time in salt water. But the main place that a Nile crocodile lives in is in the Nile River in Africa.

Life Cycle

The life cycle of a Nile crocodile is very long. First the female crocodile lays eggs. After, a baby hatches from the egg. then, the baby crocodile attacks a bug and eats it and try to catch more. When it is almost big but still young, it walks away when other crocodiles come that is its size. It eats plenty of days. When the mom digs a hole and lays her eggs. Then the cycle starts over and over again. The mom and dad will die until a while.

Conclusion

Now and forever, you will know the facts about the Nile crocodile. You will also know a lot of background information.

Other Information

Female pushes male and then male pushes female and male makes a sound and then they mate. A alligators head is more round and a crocodiles head is more flat.

Resourses

»Crocodile by : Sandra Markel

»and card 3 Nile Crocodile World Wildlife Fact Cards