These crocodiles are masters of stealth, often lurking just below the water’s surface with only their eyes and nostrils exposed, allowing them to observe their surroundings without revealing their presence to potential prey or predators. Despite their seemingly inconspicuous presence, slender-nosed crocodiles possess keen senses of sight, smell, and hearing, enabling them to detect even the slightest movements or sounds in their aquatic environment. Their slender snouts are well-adapted for precision hunting, acting like tweezers to extract prey from tight spaces such as holes and small crevices along the water’s edge.
The exact population size of slender-nosed crocodiles remains uncertain. Still, evidence suggests that their numbers are declining due to threats from human activities and habitat loss. The species faces significant pressures from various factors, including unsustainable fishing practices, direct hunting for their meat and valuable hides, habitat degradation caused by deforestation and urbanization, and fragmentation of their natural habitats by dams and other infrastructure projects. These cumulative threats pose significant challenges to the long-term survival of slender-nosed crocodiles across their entire range.
Conservation efforts to protect slender-nosed crocodiles and their habitats are essential for ensuring the species’ continued existence. Initiatives focused on habitat restoration, anti-poaching measures, and community-based conservation projects can help mitigate these crocodiles’ threats and promote sustainable coexistence between humans and wildlife.
Distribution
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central Af. Rep.
Chad
Official estimate
Congo-Brazzaville
Côte D’ivoire
DR Congo (Kinshasa)
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Liberia
Mali
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Togo
ZambiaDid you know?
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Terrestrial / Aquatic
Altricial / Precocial
Polygamous / Monogamous
Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic
Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal
Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd
Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore
Migratory: Yes / No
Domesticated: Yes / No
Dangerous: Yes / No
