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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1997, WWF, Crocodile m/s (with 6 sets)

spmp1787kb, Panama, 1997

22.50
Mint NH

1998, Flora, Fauna 10v m/s

snmpb044, Namibia, 1998

13.50
Mint NH

1998, Reptiles 6v m/s

stfp1709kb, Chad, 1998

6.50
Mint NH

1998, Fossile 1v

swd2006, Germany, Federal Republic, 1998

1.00
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1999, Australia 99 4v

sgep3888, Grenada, 1999

6.00
Mint NH

1999, Caiman s/s

snnpb274, Nicaragua, 1999

4.50
Mint NH

1999, Crocodile s/s

spapb080, Palau, 1999

3.75
Mint NH

1999, Central American rainforest 9v m/s

stap3888kb, Tanzania, 1999

9.00
Mint NH

1999, Aligator s/s

svspb482, Saint Vincent, 1999

3.30
Mint NH

2000, Animals 12v

sbfp1221, Belize/British Honduras, 2000

21.00
Mint NH

2000, Wetlands 5v

sbtp0710, Botswana, 2000

5.00
Mint NH

2000, Wetlands s/s

sbtpb033, Botswana, 2000

6.00
Mint NH

2000, Wildlife 10v m/s

scht00-3, China People’s Republic, 2000

6.00

-15%

5.10

Mint NH

4.00

-10%

3.60

Used or CTO

5.00

-10%

4.50

First Day Cover

6.00

-10%

5.40

Maximum Cards

2000, Nile Crocodile s/s

sgapb446, Gambia, 2000

4.00
Mint NH

2000, Stamp show, animals 6v m/s

sggp3346kb, Grenada Grenadines, 2000

6.75
Mint NH

2000, Animals 6v m/s /bald eagle

spap1763kb, Palau, 2000

5.25
Mint NH

2000, Crocodiles 3v

ssop0839, Somalia, 2000

8.75
Mint NH

2000, Crocodiles s/s

ssopb070, Somalia, 2000

7.00
Mint NH

2000, Definitives, animals 18v

szi0655, Zimbabwe, 2000

18.00
Mint NH

2001, Flora & Fauna 10v in booklet

sbzpc3197, Brazil, 2001

5.50
Mint NH

2001, Animals 9v m/s

scjp2700kb, Central Africa, 2001

8.50
Mint NH

2001, Zoo, crocodile 1v

set0419, Estonia, 2001

0.90
Mint NH

2001, Crocodile s/s

sgapb565, Gambia, 2001

3.60
Mint NH

2001, Hong Kong 01, Animals 4v

sggp3479, Grenada Grenadines, 2001

4.00
Mint NH

2001, Hong Kong 01, Animals 6v m/s

sggp3483kb, Grenada Grenadines, 2001

6.75
Mint NH

2001, Pancatantra 4x2v [:]

sidp1862, India, 2001

8.00

-15%

6.80

Mint NH

2001, Lost city 20v m/s

slrp4293kb, Liberia, 2001

7.00
Mint NH

2001, Reptiles 8v m/s

slrp4209kb, Liberia, 2001

6.00
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles 4v

saop1674, Angola, 2002

7.50
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles 4v [+]

satp2755, Argentina, 2002

4.50
Mint NH

2002, Peter Pan 5v

sen2038, Great Britain, 2002

6.00
Mint NH
3.00
Used or CTO
5.50
First Day Cover

2002, Stories of R.Kipling 10v S-A

senc1971, Great Britain, 2002

12.00
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles 4v

sgbpn2r3a, Guinea Bissau, 2002

7.00
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles, crocodile s/s

sgbpn2r3b, Guinea Bissau, 2002

3.60
Mint NH

2002, Scientific center 2s/s

skup1741kb, Kuwait, 2002

27.50

-10%

24.75

Mint NH

2002, Schonbrunn zoo s/s

soob016, Austria, 2002

5.70
Mint NH
6.00
First Day Cover

2002, Endangered animals s/s

spupb019, Peru, 2002

8.00
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles 6v

svip1042, Virgin Islands, 2002

9.50
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles 6v m/s

svipb104, Virgin Islands, 2002

9.50
Mint NH

2003, Saint Nicolas 1v+prior tab

sbe3258, Belgium, 2003

1.00
Mint NH

2003, Definitives 11v with year 2003

sbfp1222ii, Belize/British Honduras, 2003

20.00
Mint NH

2003, Crocodile s/s

sbjpb459, Bhutan, 2003

4.00

-10%

3.60

Mint NH

2003, Animals 6v m/s

sbjp2359kb, Bhutan, 2003

6.85

-10%

6.17

Mint NH

2003, WWF, Crocodiles 4v

scv4553, Cuba, 2003

4.00
First Day Cover
4.00
Maximum Cards

2003, Genome, DNA 5v

sen2086, Great Britain, 2003

3.00
Used or CTO
5.00
First Day Cover

10.00

-10%

9.00

Mint NH

2003, Tourism 4v

sswpn3t5a, Eswatini/Swaziland, 2003

3.00
Mint NH

2003, Cayman 1v

surp2735, Uruguay, 2003

1.60
Mint NH

2005, Definitives, animals 4v

scva0511, Cuba, 2005

3.85
Mint NH
5.65
Mint NH

2005, Animals from the bible 4v

sisa0501, Israel, 2005

2.40

-10%

2.16

First Day Cover

2005, Animals in the bible s/s

sisb0501, Israel, 2005

2.40

-10%

2.16

Mint NH

2.40

-10%

2.16

First Day Cover

2005, Reptiles 4v

smfa0518, Malaysia, 2005

2.00

-10%

1.80

Mint NH
4.00
Mint NH

2006, Dangerous Australians 6v m/s

saupb0633, Australia, 2006

3.80
Mint NH
30.00
Mint NH

2006, Endangered animals 4v

sboa0608, Bolivia, 2006

4.60
Mint NH

2006, Children books 4x2v [:]

sena0601, Great Britain, 2006

8.85
Mint NH
8.85
First Day Cover

2006, Preditors 4v+tabs m/s

sstpb0605c, Sao Tome/Principe, 2006

7.50
Mint NH

2006, Flags & coins 8v m/s, Gambia

suwb0617, United Nations, Vienna, 2006

7.70
Mint NH
7.00
Used or CTO
7.00
First Day Cover

2007, Kipling stories 6v

sada0704, Alderney, 2007

7.60
Mint NH
5.00
Used or CTO
7.60
First Day Cover

2007, Bio ethics, S. Jakowska 5v

sdma0709, Dominican Republic, 2007

7.50
Mint NH

2007, Tradional fairy tales 4v [:::]

smf30707, Malaysia, 2007

1.95

-10%

1.76

Mint NH

2007, Tradional fairy tales booklet

smfp30707b, Malaysia, 2007

3.50

-10%

3.15

Mint NH

2007, Crocodiles 6v m/s

smzpb0702, Mozambique, 2007

4.50
Mint NH

2007, Crocodiles s/s

smzb0702a, Mozambique, 2007

4.50
Mint NH

2007, Reptiles 12v sheetlet

ssra0703, Suriname, Republic, 2007

7.45
Mint NH
9.00
First Day Cover

2007, Reptiles 2x12v m/s

ssrv0703, Suriname, Republic, 2007

14.90
Mint NH
100.00
Mint NH

2008, National Zoo 6v

scv30819, Cuba, 2008

4.10
Mint NH

2008, Crocodiles & birds 4v m/s

sgbp30808q, Guinea Bissau, 2008

6.50
Mint NH

2008, Crocodiles & birds s/s

sgb30808r, Guinea Bissau, 2008

4.50
Mint NH

2008, Crocodiles 4v m/s

sstp30878, Sao Tome/Principe, 2008

8.50
Mint NH

2008, Crocodiles s/s

sst30878a, Sao Tome/Principe, 2008

9.50
Mint NH

2009, Reptiles 4v

skn30931, Korea, North, 2009

3.45

-10%

3.11

Mint NH

2009, African animals 4v m/s

spl30910, Poland, 2009

4.85
Mint NH
4.00
Used or CTO

2009, Stamp on Stamp, WWF 2 s/s

sstp30915d, Sao Tome/Principe, 2009

12.00
Mint NH
4.50
Mint NH

2010, Peter Pan 6v

sad31005, Alderney, 2010

6.85
Mint NH
4.50
Used or CTO
6.85
First Day Cover

2010, Pantanal 6v+personal tabs

sbzp31031, Brazil, 2010

13.95
Mint NH

2010, Prehistoric crocodiles 2 s/s

sstp31055c, Sao Tome/Principe, 2010

9.00
Mint NH

2011, Flora & Fauna, Crocodile s/s

scvp31112a, Cuba, 2011

1.65
Mint NH

2011, Nile crocodile s/s

slr31159a, Liberia, 2011

8.15
Mint NH

2011, WWF, Crocodiles 4v

sph31119, Philippines, 2011

1.40

-10%

1.26

Mint NH

2011, WWF, Crocodiles 4 m/s

sphp31119a, Philippines, 2011

12.00

-10%

10.80

Mint NH

2011, WWF, m/s with 4 sets

sphp31119b, Philippines, 2011

6.00

-10%

5.40

Mint NH
9.60
Mint NH

2012, Australian Zoos s/s

saup31225, Australia, 2012

6.40
Mint NH

2012, Australian Zoos 7v (1v+3x[:])

saup31225a, Australia, 2012

6.40
Mint NH

2012, Australian Zoos foil booklet

saup31225c, Australia, 2012

19.00
Mint NH
12.00
Mint NH

2012, Animal trade 2 s/s, imperforated

sbup31236a, Burundi, 2012

12.00
Mint NH

2012, Reptiles of South America s/s

sgyp31203a, Guyana, 2012

4.50
Mint NH

2012, Endangered animals of West Africa

sgzp31224d, Guinea, Republic, 2012

14.75
Mint NH

2012, Endangered animals of West Africa

sgzp31223r, Guinea, Republic, 2012

14.75
Mint NH

2012, Endangered animals of West Africa

sgzp31223t, Guinea, Republic, 2012

12.50
Mint NH

2012, Endangered animals of West Africa

sgzp31224u, Guinea, Republic, 2012

12.50
Mint NH

2012, Steve Irwin

sgzp31224z, Guinea, Republic, 2012

12.50
Mint NH

2012, Reptiles 2 s/s

smzp31218, Mozambique, 2012

9.75
Mint NH

2012, Rio San Juan 6v m/s

snnp31201, Nicaragua, 2012

8.45
Mint NH

2012, Animals in China 4v m/s

stop31202b, Togo, 2012

6.00
Mint NH

2012, Spring, Animals 4v [+]

surp31218, Uruguay, 2012

5.20
Mint NH

2012, Scouting, Flora/Fauna 4 s/s

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

33.30
Mint NH

2013, Cartoons 12v in booklet s-a

sfrp31309, France, 2013

20.00
Mint NH

2013, Reptiles of Africa 2 s/s

sghp31311, Ghana, 2013

13.90
Mint NH

2013, Endangered animals 6v m/s

sgi31310, Gibraltar, 2013

5.80
Mint NH

2013, Endangered animals 6v

sgi31310a, Gibraltar, 2013

5.80
Mint NH

2013, Crocodiles 2 s/s

snjp31302, Niger, 2013

18.45
Mint NH

2013, Predators 2 s/s

soep31305, Uganda, 2013

15.00
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles

sgzp31402c, Guinea, Republic, 2014

14.75
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles

sgzp31402d, Guinea, Republic, 2014

12.50
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles 2 s/s

smzp31412h, Mozambique, 2014

9.75
Mint NH
6.50
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles 4v m/s

sstp31417b, Sao Tome/Principe, 2014

6.00
Mint NH

2014, Crocodiles s/s

sstp31417c, Sao Tome/Principe, 2014

6.00
Mint NH

2015, All You Need Is Ecuador s/s

secp31513a, Ecuador, 2015

13.55
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles 4v m/s

sgbp31555e, Guinea Bissau, 2015

6.00
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles

sgbp31504f, Guinea Bissau, 2015

13.00
Mint NH

2015, Crocodiles 2 s/s

smzp31527a, Mozambique, 2015

9.75
Mint NH

2015, Quotations 2v

spl31529, Poland, 2015

2.50
Used or CTO

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