West African Dwarf Crocodile
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Physical Description
West African dwarf crocodiles are uniformly dark in color and have brown eyes. These slow moving, timid creatures have heavily armored bodies covered in bony, plated scales from head to tail. They can grow to a length of five and a half feet and weigh 70 pounds. Aquatic and nocturnal, they feed on crabs, frogs, fish, and, occasionally, small mammals that wander into the water. Dwarf crocodiles lay approximately 20 eggs at a time in nest mounds made of vegetation.
Interesting Fact 1
West African dwarf crocodiles can live for 100 years.
Interesting Fact 2
Their eyes have a transparent membrane and are placed high on their head, allowing them to see above the water while mostly submerged.
Interesting Fact 3
They are some of the smallest living crocodiles in the world.
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