ANIMAL:Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius
Type of Animal:
Crocodilian
Habitat:
Lagoons, rivers, ponds, lakes, riverbanks, wetlands, tropical forest, streams, savanna, riparian forest, grasslands, floodplains, foothills (formerly), mostly freshwater but sometimes in saltwater
Location(s):
Orinoco & Meta River basins of Venezuela & Colombia. Once found in other areas of those 2 countries, including Andean foothills.
Appearance:
Long narrow snout, coloration comes in 3 forms-negro (dark grey), amarillo (pineapple yellow), & mariposo (green w/ grey spatterings), dark brown markings scattered in adults & appear is more pronounced bands in younger animals, light belly
Food/Diet:
Fish, birds, invertebrates, mammals up to size of cattle, reptiles (including anacondas, caimans, & smaller individuals of own species), amphibians. Human-eating crocs have occurred.
Status in Wild:
Critically Endangered
Conservation:
Breeding in zoos, aquariums, & breeding centers. Reintroductions into wild areas.
Lifestyle:
Groups consist of dominant male w/ 1-12 females though groups w/ 3 or 4 males w/ up to 20 females also occur. Same-sex groups of related individuals also occur as well as solitary animals & looser mixed-sex groups (typically outside of breeding season). Sub-adults & juveniles found in own groups. Each female lays 15-70 eggs.
Additional Info:Called:
Male: Bull
Female: Cow
Young: Hatchling
Group: Bask/Float
Weight:
Male: 700-840 lbs
Female: 440-496 lbs
Young: 3 lbs
Gestation:
3 monthsLife Span:
70-80 years
Body Length:
Male: 13.5-17.1 ft
Female: 9.8-10.5 ft
Young: 2.5 ft
Tail Length:
Male: 5 ft
Female: 4 ft
Main predators of adults are jaguars & anacondas (w/ fights to death occurring in which 1st one killed gets eaten). Sub-adults preyed on by adults. Young preyed on by caimans, lizards, vultures, coatis, eagles, snakes, hawks, ocelots, & foxes.
Critically endangered due to hunting for meat/skin, hunting for medicinal purposes (teeth to ward off evil spirits, fat to cure pain habitat loss, penises used as aphrodisiacs, etc.), egg/young collection, competition w/ caimans, killing out of fear, competition w/ humans for fish, water pollution, & dam construction.
Less than 100 years ago there were an estimated 3 million of these crocs-now that number is less than 1,000.
Young stay w/ mom for 1-3 years
Sexually mature at 8-10 years old.
Like many crocodilians, they’re ambush predators.
Males attract females w/ deep bellows/roars.
Rarest & longest crocodilian in New World.
They dig holes in sandy areas to lay eggs.
Fun Fact(s):
Like many crocodilians, nest/egg temperatures determine sex of young.
Sometimes go into dormant state in drier areas/seasons.
Like many crocs, these crocs can be highly aggressive- especially nesting/brooding females.
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If old hardware holes are unattainable to restore,
or in order for you to alter the look of a chunk entirely,
the surface will be lined with new wooden or metal escutcheon plates.
If this would not work, fasten the band or escutcheon with tiny metallic screws, of the same steel because the hardware.
Loose hardware might be repaired; missing or damaged pieces must be
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lock, and as you turn the gun, you may be getting a number of the pins on the shear line.