Crocodiles are too dangerous to approach with a tape measure. Rom Whitaker and an assistant use photography to make an estimation of a gharial's size.
Oct 1st, 2009 | 3 comments | 5,149 Views
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Supersize Crocs: Video: How To Measure a Croc
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Supersize Crocs: Interactive Crocodile Anatomy
Explore this interactive feature to learn about different aspects of the crocodile's anatomy.
Sep 30th, 2009 | 6 comments | 6,395 Views
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Supersize Crocs: Video: Ambush Power
The Nile crocodile is known for its incredible ambush power. This amazing footage shows the crocodile nabbing its prey from the banks of the Grumeti River.
Sep 29th, 2009 | 5 comments | 4,835 Views
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Supersize Crocs: Introduction
(Airs Sunday, October 4) Conservationist Rom Whitaker searches for the last of the supersize crocodiles among the titans of the croc world: Nile crocodiles, saltwater crocodiles, and gharials.
Sep 16th, 2009 | 5 comments | 14,921 Views
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The Dragon Chronicles: Interview: Rom Whitaker, Reptile Expert
NATURE interviews Romulus Whitaker, the reptile expert and conservationist featured in "The Dragon Chronicles."
Jan 8th, 2009 | 7 comments | 4,546 Views
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The Dragon Chronicles: Additional Web and Print Resources
View additional resources, online and in-print, for NATURE's "The Dragon Chronicles."
Sep 9th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,405 Views
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Jun 10th, 2008 | 0 comments | 2,120 Views
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Sizing up the Supersize Croc: Overview
In this lesson, students will examine the similarities between crocodiles and humans as they compare and contrast skeletal structure, height ratios and body parts
Jun 9th, 2008 | 0 comments | 3,078 Views
(8 votes) Loading ...Sizing up the Supersize Croc: Procedures for Teachers
Procedures for teachers using the "Sizing up the Supersize Croc" lesson plan, based on NATURE's "Supersize Crocs."
Jun 9th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,944 Views
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Supersize Crocs: Crocodile Secrets of Survival
The crocodile has few natural predators, an armor of bony plates covering most of its body and strong jaws capable of crushing anything from bones to cast iron.
Jun 2nd, 2008 | 3 comments | 3,458 Views
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