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Meet One of the Largest SawToothed Crocodiles GARİAL
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Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus ) are one of the biggest crocodilians (a group that includes alligators, crocodiles, and caimans) and have the narrowest snout of these different species. Their common name is due to the bulbous nasal snout of adult males, which looks like an Indian pot with the name 'ghara'. The different physical appearance of males and females is unique to gharials amongst the crocodilians and accentuated by the male’s larger size. Furthermore, unlike other crocodilians, gharials have relatively weak legs, and a fully grown adult cannot raise their body off the ground. • The gharial is olive-colored, with adults being darker than young, which have dark brown cross bands and speckles. Its back turns almost black at 20 years of age, but its belly is yellowish-white. It has four transverse rows of two scales on the neck, which continue along the back. Scutes on the head, neck, and back form a single continuous plate composed of 21 to 22 transverse series, and four longitudinal series. Scutes on the back are bony, but softer and feebly keeled on the sides. The outer edges of the forearms, legs, and feet have crests jutting out; fingers and toes are partly webbed. Its snout is very long and narrow, widened at the end, and with 27 to 29 upper teeth and 25 or 26 lower teeth on each side. The front teeth are the largest. The first, second, and third lower jaw teeth fit into spaces in the upper jaw. The snout of adult gharials is 3.5 times longer than the width of the skull's base. Because of this long snout, the gharial is specially adapted to catching and eating fish. Male gharials develop a hollow bulbous nasal protuberance at the tip of the snout upon reaching reproductive maturity. This protuberance resembles an earthen pot known locally as ghara . The male's ghara starts growing over the nostrils at an age of 11.5 years. • 🌟Support me by subscribing!!👇 • / @ifyouwanttoknow • @Ifyouwanttoknow • 🌟My Other Videos You'll Love!!!👇 • ✨Prehistoric Giant Bird Lost in Time - California Condor👇 • ⚡️ • Prehistoric Giant Bird Lost in Time -... • ✨15 Most Colourful Animals👇 • ⚡️ • 15 Most Colourful Animals • 📧Here is my e-mail address to contact me!!!👇 • [email protected]
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