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The word crocodile comes from the Ancient Greek word for lizard. Crocodiles tend to congregate in freshwater habitats such as rivers and lakes and are sometimes found in brackish water. They feed mostly on fish, reptiles and mammals, and also eat particular molluscs and crustaceans. They have streamlined bodies that enable them to swim swiftly. Because they have webbed feet they have a speed advantage in shallow water over prey animals which come to the water to drink.

Crocodiles are ambush hunters, lying very still waiting for their prey to come close, then attacking swiftly. As cold-blooded predators, they have a very slow metabolism, and thus can survive long periods without food. In many parts of the world the crocodile is protected, but in some places they are farmed commercially, as crocodile skin is highly valued. The skin can be used to make leather goods such as shoes, handbags and watch straps, whilst crocodile meat is also considered a delicacy.

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10.00
Mint NH

2023, Endangered wildlife 4v [+]

sunp32303, United Nations, New York, 2023

11.05
Mint NH

2023, Preh. animals 5v m/s, Nothosaurus

sq1p32311d, Netherlands - Personal stamps TNT/PNL, 2023

8.10
Mint NH

2023, Chisinau Zoo 4v

smjp32312, Moldova, 2023

7.10
Mint NH

2023, Endangered reptiles

sgzp32309b, Guinea, Republic, 2023

14.75
Mint NH

2023, African fauna

sgbp32316d, Guinea Bissau, 2023

14.75
Mint NH

2023, Crocodiles

sgbp32312c, Guinea Bissau, 2023

12.50
Mint NH

2023, Crocodiles

sgbp32312b, Guinea Bissau, 2023

14.75
Mint NH

2023, Big Things 5v s-a

saup32337b, Australia, 2023

8.35
Mint NH

2023, Big things s/s

saup32377a, Australia, 2023

8.35
Mint NH

2023, Big things 5v

saup32377, Australia, 2023

8.35
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

stop32205k, Togo, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

stop32205j, Togo, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

stop32205i, Togo, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

ssjp32235z, Sierra Leone, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

ssjp32235y, Sierra Leone, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

ssjp32235x, Sierra Leone, 2022

14.75
Mint NH
24.80
Mint NH
14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

snjp32214e, Niger, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

snjp32214d, Niger, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, African fauna

slrp32210p, Liberia, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Stamps on stamps

sgzp32210c, Guinea, Republic, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Stamps on stamps

sgzp32210b, Guinea, Republic, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sdjp32212a, Djibouti, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sdjp32212, Djibouti, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32229o, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32229n, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32229m, Central Africa, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32207c, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Reptiles

scjp32233c, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32207b, Central Africa, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Predators

scjp32251b, Central Africa, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202u, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202s, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202q, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202o, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles, 5v

sbup32202n, Burundi, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202m, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2021, Crocodile s/s

svsp32120a, Saint Vincent, 2021

10.85
Mint NH

2021, Crocodile 5v m/s

svsp32120, Saint Vincent, 2021

12.00
Mint NH

2021, Crocodiles 4v m/s

sgyp32123, Guyana, 2021

15.55
Mint NH

2021, Crocodiles s/s

sggp32117a, Grenada Grenadines, 2021

13.90
Mint NH

2020, Crocodiles 4v

srop32042, Romania, 2020

12.00
Mint NH

2020, Crocodiles s/s

scvp32003, Cuba, 2020

1.75
Mint NH

2019, Nile Crocodile s/s

slrp31917a, Liberia, 2019

7.50
Mint NH

2019, The American Crocodile 4v m/s

sanp31916, Antigua & Barbuda, 2019

17.20
Mint NH

2018, Green tourism 4v [+]

secp31811, Ecuador, 2018

21.75
Mint NH

2016, Wildlife Conference s/s

suw31609, United Nations, Vienna, 2016

13.40
Mint NH
9.00
Used or CTO

2016, Zoos s/s

stjp31623, Czech Republic, 2016

6.50
Mint NH

2016, Reptiles 2 s/s

sstp31640c, Sao Tome/Principe, 2016

12.00
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

ssjp31617r, Sierra Leone, 2016

11.00
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

ssjp31617q, Sierra Leone, 2016

13.00
Mint NH

2016, National Park Tanzania

ssjp31619o, Sierra Leone, 2016

13.00
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

ssjp31617h, Sierra Leone, 2016

11.00
Mint NH

2016, National Park Kenya

ssjp31620h, Sierra Leone, 2016

11.00
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

ssjp31617g, Sierra Leone, 2016

13.00
Mint NH

2016, Reptiles 2 s/s

smzp31623h, Mozambique, 2016

9.75
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

sdjp31620y, Djibouti, 2016

12.50
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

sdjp31620x, Djibouti, 2016

14.75
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

sdjp31620e, Djibouti, 2016

9.00
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

sdjp31620d, Djibouti, 2016

9.00
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

sdjp31620c, Djibouti, 2016

9.00
Mint NH

2016, Crocodiles

sdjp31620b, Djibouti, 2016

9.00
Mint NH

2016, Kumana National Park s/s

scep31602a, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 2016

4.35
Mint NH

2016, Reptiles 3 s/s

sanp31607, Antigua & Barbuda, 2016

31.75
Mint NH

2015, Mayreau, Reptiles 6v m/s

svgp31512m, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, 2015

14.30
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles 2 s/s

sstp31505c, Sao Tome/Principe, 2015

12.00
Mint NH

2015, Lions

ssjp31507w, Sierra Leone, 2015

11.00
Mint NH

2015, Lions

ssjp31507v, Sierra Leone, 2015

11.00
Mint NH

2015, Turtles

ssjp31506m, Sierra Leone, 2015

11.00
Mint NH

2015, Turtles

ssjp31506l, Sierra Leone, 2015

11.00
Mint NH

2015, Turtles

ssjp31506k, Sierra Leone, 2015

13.00
Mint NH

2015, Dinosaurs

ssjp31517f, Sierra Leone, 2015

13.00
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles

ssjp31516e, Sierra Leone, 2015

11.00
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles

ssjp31516d, Sierra Leone, 2015

11.00
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles

ssjp31516c, Sierra Leone, 2015

13.00
Mint NH

2015, African Buffalo

ssjp31523a, Sierra Leone, 2015

13.00
Mint NH

2015, Nile Crocodile 3 s/s

ssjp31514, Sierra Leone, 2015

22.70
Mint NH

2015, Quotations 2v

spl31529, Poland, 2015

2.80
Mint NH
2.50
Used or CTO

2015, Crocodiles 2 s/s

smzp31527a, Mozambique, 2015

9.75
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles

sgbp31504f, Guinea Bissau, 2015

13.00
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles 4v m/s

sgbp31555e, Guinea Bissau, 2015

6.00
Mint NH

2015, All You Need Is Ecuador s/s

secp31513a, Ecuador, 2015

13.55
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles s/s

sstp31417c, Sao Tome/Principe, 2014

6.00
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles 4v m/s

sstp31417b, Sao Tome/Principe, 2014

6.00
Mint NH
6.50
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles 2 s/s

smzp31412h, Mozambique, 2014

9.75
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles

sgzp31402d, Guinea, Republic, 2014

12.50
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles

sgzp31402c, Guinea, Republic, 2014

14.75
Mint NH

2013, Predators 2 s/s

soep31305, Uganda, 2013

15.00
Mint NH

2013, Crocodiles 2 s/s

snjp31302, Niger, 2013

18.45
Mint NH

2013, Endangered animals 6v

sgi31310a, Gibraltar, 2013

5.80
Mint NH

2013, Endangered animals 6v m/s

sgi31310, Gibraltar, 2013

5.80
Mint NH

2013, Reptiles of Africa 2 s/s

sghp31311, Ghana, 2013

13.90
Mint NH

2013, Cartoons 12v in booklet s-a

sfrp31309, France, 2013

20.00
Mint NH

2012, Scouting, Flora/Fauna 4 s/s

szrp31202b, Congo Dem. Republic, (zaire), 2012

33.30
Mint NH

2012, Spring, Animals 4v [+]

surp31218, Uruguay, 2012

5.20
Mint NH

2012, Animals in China 4v m/s

stop31202b, Togo, 2012

6.00
Mint NH

2012, Rio San Juan 6v m/s

snnp31201, Nicaragua, 2012

8.45
Mint NH

2012, Reptiles 2 s/s

smzp31218, Mozambique, 2012

9.75
Mint NH

2012, Steve Irwin

sgzp31224z, Guinea, Republic, 2012

12.50
Mint NH

2012, Endangered animals of West Africa

sgzp31224u, Guinea, Republic, 2012

12.50
Mint NH

2012, Endangered animals of West Africa

sgzp31223t, Guinea, Republic, 2012

12.50
Mint NH

2012, Endangered animals of West Africa

sgzp31223r, Guinea, Republic, 2012

14.75
Mint NH

2012, Endangered animals of West Africa

sgzp31224d, Guinea, Republic, 2012

14.75
Mint NH

2012, Reptiles of South America s/s

sgyp31203a, Guyana, 2012

4.50
Mint NH

2012, Animal trade 2 s/s, imperforated

sbup31236a, Burundi, 2012

12.00
Mint NH
12.00
Mint NH

2012, Australian Zoos foil booklet

saup31225c, Australia, 2012

19.00
Mint NH
9.60
Mint NH

2011, Reptiles 2 s/s

ssj31113, Sierra Leone, 2011

8.95
Mint NH

2011, WWF, m/s with 4 sets

sphp31119b, Philippines, 2011

6.00
Mint NH

2011, WWF, Crocodiles 4 m/s

sphp31119a, Philippines, 2011

12.00
Mint NH

2011, WWF, Crocodiles 4v

sph31119, Philippines, 2011

1.40
Mint NH

2011, Nile crocodile s/s

slr31159a, Liberia, 2011

8.15
Mint NH

2011, Flora & Fauna, Crocodile s/s

scvp31112a, Cuba, 2011

1.65
Mint NH

2010, Prehistoric crocodiles 2 s/s

sstp31055c, Sao Tome/Principe, 2010

9.00
Mint NH

2010, Pantanal 6v+personal tabs

sbzp31031, Brazil, 2010

13.95
Mint NH

2010, Peter Pan 6v

sad31005, Alderney, 2010

6.85
Mint NH
4.50
Used or CTO
6.85
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