Giant Orinoco Crocodile Climbs On Deck June 2020

The critically endangered Orinoco crocodile is a very unusual reptile, which has no subspecies, meanwhile coming in 3 color types. These are: negro - when the skin of the animal is entirely dark grey; mariposo - when the crocodile is greyish-green with spots on dorsal part; and finally, amarillo - the most common type, exhibiting a light, tan color with dark, sparse patches all over the animal’s body. When the crocodile is submerged, the nostrils, which are located at the end of the snout, remain above the water’s surface, allowing the animal to breathe. The Orinoco crocodile has short and solid legs as well as long and powerful tail. There may be as few as only 250 left in the wild.