Species:

Crocodylus niloticus

Nile Crocodile

July 9, 2000
Finch Hatton's tented camp, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Finch Hatton's is scenically located around a series of ponds full of crocodiles, hippos, and turtles. This small crocodile, maybe 3 feet long, napped on the shore near our tent. At night we watched it patrol the pond via flashlight.
July 18, 2000
Mara river, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
The Mara river is chock-full of large crocodiles waiting for some silly wildebeest to try to migrate across. We were not fortunate enough to see a crossing (or a chomping), but we did see plenty o' well-fed crocs.