The skull of a juvenile Nile Crocodile about 4 to 5 years old. A fatality from predation by a cannibalistic adult. The bones show the pores

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The skull of a juvenile Nile Crocodile about 4 to 5 years old. A fatality from predation by a cannibalistic adult. The bones show the pores for sensitive nerve fibres to the snout

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Size: 5800px × 3944px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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