These semi-aquatic lizards get their name due to the two ridges down the length of their tail, just like a crocodile. Able to remain motionless for hours, they can reduce their respiratory rate to allow them to submerge underwater for long periods of time.
Eudocimus ruber Communal birds, they stick close together for protection and even build their nests close to one another. Juveniles are a dull gray-brown…
Macrocephalon maleo Often called “incubator birds”, adults bury their enormous eggs in the seashore’s hot sand and abandon them, allowing the sand’s heat to…