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Nile Crocodiles Found Really Far Out of Africa. In Florida. | Nile Crocodiles Found Really Far Out of Africa. In Florida. |
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The Nile crocodile, which inhabits sub-Saharan Africa, can grow to 21 feet long and weigh one and a half tons. It eats just about anything — including humans. | The Nile crocodile, which inhabits sub-Saharan Africa, can grow to 21 feet long and weigh one and a half tons. It eats just about anything — including humans. |
Now four have been found in Florida, although none were that large. They were probably brought from South Africa and kept as pets or zoo displays. | Now four have been found in Florida, although none were that large. They were probably brought from South Africa and kept as pets or zoo displays. |
One was a hatchling about a foot long sitting on a porch in Miami. Another was found on the property of a private zoo in Homestead, Fla., and a third, a 10-pound female, was captured in a public park, also in Homestead. | One was a hatchling about a foot long sitting on a porch in Miami. Another was found on the property of a private zoo in Homestead, Fla., and a third, a 10-pound female, was captured in a public park, also in Homestead. |
Finally, five months later, in March 2012, a three-foot-long female was trapped in a canal in Homestead. This one was tagged and released. | |
She turned up again two years later and 18 miles away, having grown to five and a half feet long. | |
Kenneth L. Krysko, an author of the study that describes the animals, said that there was no indication that the crocodiles were reproducing. | Kenneth L. Krysko, an author of the study that describes the animals, said that there was no indication that the crocodiles were reproducing. |
Still, he said, “This is a very big predator, and now we’ve introduced it into Florida. This is not a good thing.” | Still, he said, “This is a very big predator, and now we’ve introduced it into Florida. This is not a good thing.” |
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