k Nile crocodile, skin examination Nile crocodile, skin examination. The exposed patch centre, red is where a bony scale osteoderm has been removed for testing. Tests will also be carried out on the crocodiles blood. This carnivorous predator reaches lengths of over six metres when fully grown. It inhabits tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, near swamps, lakes and rivers. The young grow from 30 centimetres to 1.2 metres in length over two years, before leaving the nest area. This examination is being carried out at La Ferme aux Crocodiles founded 1994, a crocodile farm and research centre at Pierrelatte in southern France. Photographed in 2011. Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Nile crocodile, skin examination Nile crocodile, skin examination. The exposed patch  centre, red  is where a bony scale  osteoderm  has been removed for testing. Tests will also be carried out on the crocodile s blood. This carnivorous predator reaches lengths of over six metres when fully grown. It inhabits tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, near swamps, lakes and rivers. The young grow from 30 centimetres to 1.2 metres in length over two years, before leaving the nest area. This examination is being carried out at La Ferme aux Crocodiles  founded 1994 , a crocodile farm and research centre at Pierrelatte in southern France. Photographed in 2011.
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Nile crocodile, skin examination

Nile crocodile, skin examination. The exposed patch (centre, red) is where a bony scale (osteoderm) has been removed for testing. Tests will also be carried out on the crocodile's blood. This carnivorous predator reaches lengths of over six metres when fully grown. It inhabits tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, near swamps, lakes and rivers. The young grow from 30 centimetres to 1.2 metres in length over two years, before leaving the nest area. This examination is being carried out at La Ferme aux Crocodiles (founded 1994), a crocodile farm and research centre at Pierrelatte in southern France. Photographed in 2011.

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