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

1938, 10sh, Stamp out of set

lb2b0028, Basutoland, 1938

30.00
Unused (hinged)

1938, 5sh, Stamp out of set

lb2b0027, Basutoland, 1938

30.00
Unused (hinged)

1938, 2/6sh, Stamp out of set

lb2b0026, Basutoland, 1938

8.00
Unused (hinged)

1994, Sierra club 6v m/s

lgya4569kb, Guyana, 1994

5.00
Mint NH

1904, 4c on 12c, Stamp out of set

lnbb0114, North Borneo, 1904

25.00

-10%

22.50

Unused (hinged)

1901, 12c, Stamp out of set

lnbb0104, North Borneo, 1901

40.00

-10%

36.00

Unused (hinged)

2010, Peter Pan 6v

sad31005, Alderney, 2010

6.85
Mint NH
4.50
Used or CTO
6.85
First Day Cover

2007, Kipling stories 6v

sada0704, Alderney, 2007

7.60
Mint NH
5.00
Used or CTO
7.60
First Day Cover

2019, The American Crocodile 4v m/s

sanp31916, Antigua & Barbuda, 2019

17.20
Mint NH

2016, Reptiles 3 s/s

sanp31607, Antigua & Barbuda, 2016

31.75
Mint NH

1993, Endangered animals 12v m/s

sanp1770kb, Antigua & Barbuda, 1993

10.00
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles 4v

saop1674, Angola, 2002

7.50
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles 4v [+]

satp2755, Argentina, 2002

4.50
Mint NH

1982, Reptiles 7v

sau0781, Australia, 1982

4.50
Mint NH
1.80
Used or CTO
3.60
First Day Cover

1993, Landscapes 4v

sau1335, Australia, 1993

5.00
Mint NH
5.00
First Day Cover

2012, Australian Zoos s/s

saup31225, Australia, 2012

6.40
Mint NH

1994, Animals 3v

sau1394, Australia, 1994

3.00
Mint NH
3.00
First Day Cover

1948, Definitives 7v

sau0184, Australia, 1948

120.00
Mint NH

2023, Big things 5v

saup32377, Australia, 2023

8.35
Mint NH
4.00
Mint NH

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

saup31225a, Australia, 2012

6.40
Mint NH

2023, Big things s/s

saup32377a, Australia, 2023

8.35
Mint NH

2023, Big Things 5v s-a

saup32337b, Australia, 2023

8.35
Mint NH

2006, Dangerous Australians 6v m/s

saupb0633, Australia, 2006

3.80
Mint NH
30.00
Mint NH

2012, Australian Zoos foil booklet

saup31225c, Australia, 2012

19.00
Mint NH

1984, Dhaka zoo 2v

sbb0214, Bangladesh, 1984

4.50

-15%

3.83

Mint NH

1990, WWF, reptiles 4v [+]

sbb0323, Bangladesh, 1990

6.50

-10%

5.85

Mint NH

1990, WWF 4v

sbb0323l, Bangladesh, 1990

5.50

-10%

4.95

Mint NH

4.00

-10%

3.60

First Day Cover

5.00

-10%

4.50

Maximum Cards

2003, Saint Nicolas 1v+prior tab

sbe3258, Belgium, 2003

1.00
Mint NH

2000, Animals 12v

sbfp1221, Belize/British Honduras, 2000

21.00
Mint NH

1991, Animals 6v

sbfp1062, Belize/British Honduras, 1991

10.00
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

1995, Nile crocodile 12v

sbkp1330, Burkina Faso, 1995

6.00
Mint NH

1968, Sofia zoo 6v

sbl1819, Bulgaria, 1968

3.75
Mint NH

1993, Endangered species 12v m/s

sbnp1514kb, Barbuda, 1993

30.00
Mint NH

1992, Endangered animals 7v

sbop1178, Bolivia, 1992

12.00
Mint NH

2006, Endangered animals 4v

sboa0608, Bolivia, 2006

4.60
Mint NH

1977, Definitives, animals 17v

sbp0001, Bophuthatswana, 1977

12.00
Mint NH
5.56
Used or CTO
100.00
Mint NH

2000, Wetlands 5v

sbtp0710, Botswana, 2000

5.00
Mint NH

2000, Wetlands s/s

sbtpb033, Botswana, 2000

6.00
Mint NH

1970, Christmas s/s

sbtb004, Botswana, 1970

2.10
Mint NH

1991, Animals 6v

sbup1720, Burundi, 1991

13.50
Mint NH
12.00
Mint NH

1977, Animals 6x4v [:::]

sbu1331, Burundi, 1977

36.00
Mint NH

1977, Animals 6x4v [:::]

sbu1355, Burundi, 1977

50.00
Mint NH

2012, Animal trade 2 s/s, imperforated

sbup31236a, Burundi, 2012

12.00
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202m, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles, 5v

sbup32202n, Burundi, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202o, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202q, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202s, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sbup32202u, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

1984, Nature conservation 3v [::]

sbzp2041, Brazil, 1984

2.60
Mint NH

1995, U.P.A.E.P./Nature 2v [:]

sbzp2670, Brazil, 1995

2.30
Mint NH

2010, Pantanal 6v+personal tabs

sbzp31031, Brazil, 2010

13.95
Mint NH

2001, Flora & Fauna 10v in booklet

sbzpc3197, Brazil, 2001

5.50
Mint NH

1939, Leopoldville zoo 5v

scb0185, Congo Belgium, 1939

45.00
Mint NH

2016, Kumana National Park s/s

scep31602a, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 2016

4.35

-20%

3.48

Mint NH

1996, Crocodiles 3v

scfp1493, Congo Republic, 1996

3.60
Mint NH

1971, Reptiles 8v, imperforated

scfp0291b, Congo Republic, 1971

35.00
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

1978, WWF, animals 6v

scj0532, Central Africa, 1978

22.50
Mint NH
4.50
Mint NH

1981, Reptiles 3v

scjp0790, Central Africa, 1981

2.60
Mint NH

1978, Philexafrique 2v+tab [:T:] (with red tab)

scjp0576a, Central Africa, 1978

4.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32207b, Central Africa, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Predators

scjp32251b, Central Africa, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32207c, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Reptiles

scjp32233c, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2001, Animals 9v m/s

scjp2700kb, Central Africa, 2001

8.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32229m, Central Africa, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32229n, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

scjp32229o, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

1980, Endangered animals 2v

scn0940, Cameroon, 1980

4.50
Mint NH

1975, Archaeology 4v

scop1288, Colombia, 1975

5.25
Mint NH

2020, Crocodiles s/s

scvp32003, Cuba, 2020

1.75
Mint NH

2003, WWF, Crocodiles 4v

scv4553, Cuba, 2003

4.00
First Day Cover
4.00
Maximum Cards

2008, National Zoo 6v

scv30819, Cuba, 2008

4.10
Mint NH

2011, Flora & Fauna, Crocodile s/s

scvp31112a, Cuba, 2011

1.65
Mint NH

2005, Definitives, animals 4v

scva0511, Cuba, 2005

3.85
Mint NH

1985, Endangered animals 5v

sdd2952, Germany, DDR, 1985

1.60
Mint NH
1.10
Used or CTO

1968, Animals 5v

sdh0337, Dahomey, 1968

8.00
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sdjp32212, Djibouti, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Crocodiles

sdjp32212a, Djibouti, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

1980, Animals 5v

sdmp1272, Dominican Republic, 1980

9.00
Mint NH

2007, Bio ethics, S. Jakowska 5v

sdma0709, Dominican Republic, 2007

7.50
Mint NH

1991, Giza zoo s/s

seab044, Egypt (Republic), 1991

3.00
Mint NH

2018, Green tourism 4v [+]

secp31811, Ecuador, 2018

21.75
Mint NH

2015, All You Need Is Ecuador s/s

secp31513a, Ecuador, 2015

13.55
Mint NH

2002, Peter Pan 5v

sen2038, Great Britain, 2002

6.00
Mint NH
3.00
Used or CTO
5.50
First Day Cover

2003, Genome, DNA 5v

sen2086, Great Britain, 2003

3.00
Used or CTO
5.00
First Day Cover

2006, Children books 4x2v [:]

sena0601, Great Britain, 2006

8.85
Mint NH
8.85
First Day Cover

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

senc1971, Great Britain, 2002

12.00
Mint NH

2001, Zoo, crocodile 1v

set0419, Estonia, 2001

0.90
Mint NH

2013, Cartoons 12v in booklet s-a

sfrp31309, France, 2013

20.00
Mint NH

1981, WWF, Reptiles 4v

sgap0430, Gambia, 1981

75.00
Mint NH

1984, WWF, Nile crocodile 4v

sga0517, Gambia, 1984

40.00
Mint NH

1977, Nature conservation 4v

sgap0358, Gambia, 1977

5.00
Mint NH

1995, Disney 12v, cowboys & indians

sga2223, Gambia, 1995

15.00
Mint NH
15.00
First Day Cover

1988, Animals & plants 8v

sgap0739, Gambia, 1988

4.50
Mint NH

1995, 90 years Rotary s/s

sgapb258, Gambia, 1995

4.50
Mint NH

2001, Crocodile s/s

sgapb565, Gambia, 2001

3.60
Mint NH

1984, Nile crocodile s/s

sgapb010, Gambia, 1984

9.00
Mint NH

2000, Nile Crocodile s/s

sgapb446, Gambia, 2000

4.00
Mint NH
5.65
Mint NH

1996, Animals 9v m/s

sgap2337kb, Gambia, 1996

5.00
Mint NH

1993, Animals 2x12v m/s

sgap1525kb, Gambia, 1993

26.00
Mint NH

1993, Reptiles 4v

sgbp1189, Guinea Bissau, 1993

3.50
Mint NH

2023, Crocodiles

sgbp32312b, Guinea Bissau, 2023

14.75
Mint NH

2023, Crocodiles

sgbp32312c, Guinea Bissau, 2023

12.50
Mint NH

2023, African fauna

sgbp32316d, Guinea Bissau, 2023

14.75
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

2002, Reptiles 4v

sgbpn2r3a, Guinea Bissau, 2002

7.00
Mint NH

2002, Reptiles, crocodile s/s

sgbpn2r3b, Guinea Bissau, 2002

3.60
Mint NH

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