. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . Phala by Sermnn A DEAD CROCODILE A man-eating Thii particular animal has just been shot. The naWves iu thebackground give a good tdea of its sfze — httle less than 20 feet long. CROCODILES AND ALLIGATORS 149 even a huge 25-footcr, as witnessed by the writer in tlic Norman River, North Queensland,will make tracks for and hurl itself into the water, if disturbed during its midday siesta bythe near impact of a rifle-bullet, is a revelation. Crocodiles, moreover, as might be inferredfrom the slit-like contour
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . Phala by Sermnn A DEAD CROCODILE A man-eating Thii particular animal has just been shot. The naWves iu thebackground give a good tdea of its sfze — httle less than 20 feet long. CROCODILES AND ALLIGATORS 149 even a huge 25-footcr, as witnessed by the writer in tlic Norman River, North Queensland,will make tracks for and hurl itself into the water, if disturbed during its midday siesta bythe near impact of a rifle-bullet, is a revelation. Crocodiles, moreover, as might be inferredfrom the slit-like contour of the eye-pupil, as shown by daylight, are to a large extentnocturnal, displaying their greatest activity, and being in the habit of traveling long distancesalong and away from the river-banks in search of food, or in connection with their migratoryor mating instincts, under the cover of darkness. Of all living animals the crocodile and its allies are probably equipped most efficientlyfor both defence and aggression. The thick, horny shields, quadrangular on the back, tail, andunder-surface, and adapted in shape and size to cover the head, limbs, and sides, constitutean almost impenetrable cuirass. As weapons of offence the formidable array of trenchant tee
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