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CROCODILE: THE NIGER CROCODILE BY ONWURAH, F.B. The Niger crocodile is a reptile of the River Niger. They grow slowly but to a large size at adult age. It was in Ossomala that the story about crocodile's swallowing of pebbles was told. It was told that the number of pebbles found in the intestine of the crocodile determines the age. Hence, they swallow one each year. They are hardy and would not be attacked by diseases of common importance in other animals, probably because of their high blood oxygen.They for this high blood oxygen requires adequate sunshine to stay active, and to stay under water for a very long time much longer than most amphibians Scientists have a lot to learn from these reptiles, particularly in their ability to stay under water for a very long time and their ability to withstand a number of livestock diseases.

They eat ones in days. They will only take a meal when they have passed out faeces, particularly bones in their previous meal. They demobilize their prey before eating.