This bizarre prehistoric looking
fish-eating crocodilian is critically endangered with a world population estimated at fewer than 200 individuals,
all in scattered locations in northern India and Nepal. The species has declined 98% from historic levels because
of a combination of poaching, over-fishing and habitat degradation. A last-ditch captive breeding and reintroduction
program has been only marginally successful. I believe this is a female. Males have a bulbous nasal enlargement
at the tip of the snout. Canon PowerShot SX50 HSReferences:
Choudhury, B.C., Singh, L.A.K., Rao, R.J., Basu, D., Sharma, R.K., Hussain, S.A., Andrews, H.V., Whitaker, N., Whitaker, R., Lenin, J., Maskey, T., Cadi, A., Rashid, S.M.A., Choudhury, A.A., Dahal, B., Win Ko Ko, U., Thorbjarnarson, J & Ross, J.P. 2007. Gavialis gangeticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T8966A12939997. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T8966A12939997.en. Downloaded on 19 May 2016.
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