What it eats: Fish. Juveniles also eat insects, frogs and crustaceans. Why it's awesome: The gharial is known for its long, skinny snout, which looks like it got slammed in a door. An adult male ...
Kendrapada: A critically endangered gharial was spotted at Siali beach in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, triggerring panic among visitors. The unusual sighting was captured by tourists ...
With its distinctive long thin snout, the gharial is unique but critically endangered, with fewer than a thousand adults remaining in the wild. The discovery of 100 hatchlings is a boost for the ...
One hundred, maybe? You're forgiven for doing a double-take because you don't immediately register that this male gharial croc's back is entirely covered by its young. The image was captured by ...
The fossil of the gharial -- or fish-eating -- crocodile, around three meters long (nearly 10 feet), was discovered late 2023 in perfect condition in Peru's Ocucaje desert, around 350 kilometers ...
A 3D skull model of the false gharial Tomistoma schlegelii; the bones of the braincase are in colour. The specimen is from the collection of the Zoological Museum, Moscow State University ...
Lima (AFP) – Paleontologists unveiled on Wednesday the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years that was discovered in a Peruvian desert. The fossil of the gharial ...