Estuarine crocodile or bekatak crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a type of crocodile which lived mainly in the rivers and the sea near the estuary. Regional distribution can be found throughout the waters of Indonesia. The muzzle of this species is quite broad and does not have scales on the neck width. Medium body including the tail length can reach 12 meters as he had been found in Sangatta, East Kalimantan.
Estuarine crocodile is known as the largest crocodile in the world, far greater than the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) and the American Alligator (Alligator mississipiensis). Distribution was also "the largest" in the world; estuarine crocodile has overseas territories ranging from the Bay of Bengal waters (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India) to waters Polynesia (Fiji Islands and Vanuatu). While habitat for their favorite course Indonesian and Australian waters.
Estuarine Crocodile jumping out of the water to attack prey. Even if the water depth exceeds the length of his body, estuarine cooking rice could jump and pounce on it vertically to reach the same height with a long body. Estuarine Crocodile likes brackish / salty, therefore it is also the Australians call it saltwater package (the saltwater cooking rice). In addition to the largest and Longest, Crocodile is also known as cooking rice Estuary was malignant type in the world.
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