Deep in the rainforests of central Africa lies a web of hidden caves. Within them, a community of weird Dwarf crocodiles survive, trapped in deep sinkholes. They’re unique in many ways and have evolved to survive in the strangest of circumstances.
They live in pitch darkness, they have wide skulls, and, most conspicuously, their skin is bright orange. The African Dwarf crocodile is an unusual member of an iconic family. They grow to ten feet in length, and look radically different to Nile and Saltwater crocs.
How does an already weird species of croc survive in a dark series of tunnels flooded with acidic bat feces? To answer this question we need to delve into the Dwarf croc’s natural history. Only then can we understand what aspects of it’s physiology and habits enable it to live, hunt and breed inside the caves.
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