{"id":8753,"date":"2019-09-22T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T03:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/?post_type=sight-projects&#038;p=7131"},"modified":"2023-11-22T13:47:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T03:47:06","slug":"nile-crocodile","status":"publish","type":"sight-projects","link":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/projects\/nile-crocodile\/","title":{"rendered":"Nile Crocodile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Nile Crocodile can live up to 70 years. Fun fact is that when a Crocodile loses a tooth it is quickly replaced by a new one and they can go through 8000 teeth in a lifetime!<\/p>\n\n\n<p><img  fetchpriority=\"high\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7132 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"603\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-600x362.png 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-220x133.png 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Nile Crocodile (Afrikaans name Krokodil) is found throughout most of freshwater habitats in Africa.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7133 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/croc-on-bank-1024x683.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/croc-on-bank-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/croc-on-bank-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/croc-on-bank-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/croc-on-bank-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/croc-on-bank-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/croc-on-bank-scaled.jpg 2560w\" ><\/p>\n<p>The sex of young Crocodiles are determined by temperature in the nesting site, which is a hole dug into the sand and covered over. Both parents watch over the nesting site and the female carries the young crocodiles in her mouth from the nesting site to the water.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7134 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crocodile.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crocodile.png 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crocodile-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crocodile-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crocodile-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crocodile-220x147.png 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>We managed to see a few in Kruger National Park, mostly far away.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7402 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"629\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-1024x629.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-scaled-600x369.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-1536x944.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-2048x1259.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-220x135.jpg 220w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-watch-scaled.jpg 2560w\" ><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nile Crocodile can live up to 70 years. Fun fact is that when a Crocodile loses a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7132,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"sight_post_video_url":"","sight_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"sight_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"csco_page_header_type":""},"tags":[2146,2148,212,2147,1631],"sight-categories":[1678],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",1000,603,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-300x181.png",300,181,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-768x463.png",768,463,true],"large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",1000,603,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",1000,603,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",1000,603,false],"cnvs-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",80,48,false],"cnvs-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",300,181,false],"pk-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",80,48,false],"pk-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",300,181,false],"csco-smaller":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",80,48,false],"csco-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",110,66,false],"csco-intermediate":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",200,121,false],"csco-intermediate-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",200,121,false],"csco-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",380,229,false],"csco-thumbnail-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",380,229,false],"csco-medium":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",580,350,false],"csco-medium-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",580,350,false],"csco-large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",1000,603,false],"csco-large-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",1000,603,false],"csco-extra-large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc.png",1000,603,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-300x300.png",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-600x362.png",600,362,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Croc-100x100.png",100,100,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"The Nile Crocodile can live up to 70 years. Fun fact is that when a Crocodile loses a tooth it is quickly replaced by a new one and they can go through 8000 teeth in a lifetime! The Nile Crocodile (Afrikaans name Krokodil) is found throughout most of freshwater habitats in Africa. The sex of young Crocodiles are determined by temperature in the nesting site, which is a hole dug into the sand and covered over. Both parents watch over the nesting site and the female carries the young crocodiles in her mouth from the nesting site to the water.&hellip;\n","category_list":"","author_info":{"name":"Wildlife Den","url":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/author\/admin\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sight-projects\/8753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sight-projects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sight-projects"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8753"},{"taxonomy":"sight-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sight-categories?post=8753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}