Okavango Croc

🤔 “The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) was taken into captivity in 2002 when she was two years old and placed in an enclosure in Costa Rica. She remained there alone for the next 16 years.

In January 2018, zookeepers discovered a clutch of 14 eggs in the enclosure. These eggs did not hatch but one contained a fully formed foetus.”

Scientists record first known ‘virgin birth’ in female crocodile in Costa Rica Reptile had been in captivity for 16 years when zookeepers discovered eggs, journal reports

- Prehistoric Creatures -
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An unbelievable sighting unfolded as this Crocodile started to drag his remains of a Warthog kill back to the water. An awesome opportunity to get some unique shots.
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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this panoramic view of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa.
Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/3IZrYJ9 🧑‍🚀 📷 🌍

The dark-toned lines of forest in Botswana’s Okavango inland delta are prominent against the tan landscape. The rivers are fed by wetter regions to the north in Angola and Zambia. The Okavango River loses most of its water in the inland delta. Overflow occasionally reaches the Makgadikgadi salt flats (lower left of the image). The Zambezi and Cuando rivers reach the Indian Ocean after plunging over the Victoria Falls—a feature that has been photographed before by orbiting astronauts.

The image shows a large swath of territory from Victoria Falls on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border (lower right) to the cloud-covered Atlantic Ocean (upper left). For a sense of scale, the white salt of Etosha Pan, a dry lake, lies 960 km (600 miles) from Victoria Falls.

Smoke plumes from numerous fires in southern Angola mark the burning of savanna vegetation, which is typically comprised of grass and scattered trees. Rainfall is higher in the vegetated regions of southern Angola than farther south in Botswana’s semidesert where trees are less prolific. Fires are a normal occurrence in the dry season (winter) at the time of year this image was taken.

A field of bright, small cumulus clouds (also known as ‘popcorn cumulus’) over the valley of the Cuando River is visible in the upper right of the image. Cumulus clouds often form under conditions of sufficient local moisture in the air, combined with midday heating.

The cloud pattern over the Cuando River basin illustrates the commonly observed feature of a cloud free line tracing the course of a river. This line reflects a zone of cooler air directly above the river where cloud development is suppressed—at least on days with little wind. Similar cloud free zones above rivers can be seen in astronaut photos along the Congo River and the Rio Negro in the Amazon basin.

Flood Friday - some great water level increases over the last few days - but is that end of the first peak starting to show now? So far looking very similar to the pattern in 2017/18 🐊

Flood Friday: the first peak still looking good and still on the rise 🐊

A slow start to the annual flood from Angola, but a recent small spike which shows promising signs for more flood water! Let’s see…

Not sure of location, but an incredible sighting!

picture of a crocodile dining on a long potential prison term. The dangling Pangolin is seen here without its torso. In Botswana when you see it, run for your dear life because the animal is one of the most protected species around. Unless if you want to drop and pick soaps then go ahead and take it. 'Dahmer' will be waiting for you in there dear poucher.

The shallow flooded banks of the Okavango are perfect basking sites for crocodiles, who will move around all day to regulate their body temperatures. They'll build up energy reserves in the day to be fully "charged" for hunting in cooler night-time temperatures.

🇧🇼 The Okavango is unique for it’s collision of colours created when desert meets delta.

In this shot the river flows across golden Kalahari sands before meeting the edge of the bushveld. The contrast is marked by a line of green Tswii, the Setswana name for waterlilies.

If you look closely you will also spot not one but two crocodiles warming themselves in the shallows of the floodplain.

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