A large member of the group of crocodiles suns himself on the shore of a lake in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.


The Laguna del Carpintero in the city center of Tampico Tamaulipas Mexico shelters 70 salt water swamp crocodiles crocodylus moreletii some as long as ten feet The crocodiles which are native to the area maintain an uneasy peace with the growing population of this industrial port on Mexico s Gulf Coast A large member of the group of crocodiles suns himself on the shore of the lake under the watchful eye of visitors standing at an observation deck


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Location: Laguna del Carpintero, Tampico Tamaulipas Mexico
Photo credit: © Keith Dannemiller / Alamy / Afripics
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