The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as the gavial, fish-eating crocodile, or ghariyal is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae, and is native to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. kingdom of gharial crocodile is Animalia, they phylum is chordata, they class is reptilia, they order is crocodilia, they family is gavialidae, they genus is gavialis, and they species is G.gangeticus.

The male and famale gharial crocodile have the same weight, it is 160 kg. But, the lenght of each other is different, the male have 3 until 5 meters of lenght and the famale have 2,7 until 3,75 meters of lenght. They have a thin jaw that have function to adaptation for fish eaters. In the jaw, there are 110 teeth to catch fish, which is their main food. The gharial crocodile’s body have a thick side to making them able to survive in hot or cold weather. On the tip of the jaw of male crocodile, there is Gahar that is used to manufacture sounds during courtship. But the famale have not Gahar. The young gharial crocodile have strong legs, so they can walk on both feet but when they fully grown, they cannot raise their body above the ground on land and they have to move about by sliding on their bellies. However, once in the water, they are extremely agile. The tail type of gharials crocodile is literal tail. Extraordinary maneuvering tools in habitats in water.

The gharial crocodile live in Nepal, India subcontinent. We can find they in the lakes in Nepal from the Irrawaddy River in the east to the Indus River in the west. The gharial crocodile only live in tropical place and in the rivers that flow with high sand embankments that they use for sunbathing and building nests.

The gharial crocodile is the one of carnivore animal. The Young gharial eats small fish, frogs, tadpoles, and insects. Adults also feed on larger fish and crustaceans. Gharial do not chew their prey, rather, they swallow it whole and . They consume it for everyday they want. Because, fish just filling for a while. They don’t attack humans, but if there a body floating on the surface of the water they will eat it. For example, during a funeral ceremony in the Ganggang River in Nepal, they will eat the dead body.

The gharial’s life cycle begins with the mating of a female and a male. Females become sexually mature once they reach about three meters in length. Often this occurs after the female reaches ten years in age. The males will protect a harem (females that he mates with) of a few females. The mating season lasts for two months, occurring in November, December, and lasting into January. The females begin nesting in the dry season during the months of March, April, and May. These nests (holes in the sand) are constructed in the riverine sand banks which become available during the dry months. Each nest can contain between thirty to fifty eggs, with the average being thirty-seven. The gharial’s eggs are the largest of any crocodilian species. On average they weigh 160 grams. After an incubation period of eighty-three to ninety-four days, the young gharials hatch and make their way out of the nest. Unlike other crocodilian species, the mother has not been witnessed helping the young into the water. This may be the result of their needle-sharp teeth and that they have very narrow jaws. Receive protection around the nesting area for a period of time after hatching. so they were not taken directly by their mother. In the wild the gharials can live to be between forty and sixty years old.

The gharials crocodile often open his mouth for a long time for lowering his hot body temperature, because he can’t do activity, digest, etc. If his body temperature is above 30-32 degrees Celsius. Other than that, the gharials crocodile always close the nostrils while diving in the water because this animal breathing apparatus is the same as other reptile animals namely the nose, throat and lungs. so when diving he will close his nostrils to prevent water from entering and the ability to close the nostrils is a feature of crocodiles.
And the most intresting habit they often Crocodiles often climb the rocks dan even a trees. They climb to find the best place to sunbathe.

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