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===Mugger crocodile=== | ===Mugger crocodile=== | ||
[[File:Indian Mugger Crocodiles fighting in Vandaloor Zoo.JPG|thumb|Captive [[mugger crocodile]]s fighting in the Vandaloor Zoo in India]] | [[File:Indian Mugger Crocodiles fighting in Vandaloor Zoo.JPG|thumb|Captive [[mugger crocodile]]s fighting in the Vandaloor Zoo in India]] | ||
The [[mugger crocodile]] is India's most common species. They are not as long as saltwater crocodiles. Their average size is about 13–14 feet. Until the British colonised India, crocodiles were never critically endangered. Afterwards, an Indian biologist (of American origin) named [[Romulus Whitaker]] established the Madras Crocodile Bank for conservation and breeding of crocodiles. Now, there are thousands of crocodiles in the Madras bank alone. Although, in rest of India, one can still see crocodiles in wild - in rivers and national parks. Even today, there is a huge lack of information about these species because of taboos and folklore associated with crocodiles.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} | The [[Mugger Marsh Crocodile|mugger crocodile]] is India's most common species. They are not as long as saltwater crocodiles. Their average size is about 13–14 feet. Until the British colonised India, crocodiles were never critically endangered. Afterwards, an Indian biologist (of American origin) named [[Romulus Whitaker]] established the Madras Crocodile Bank for conservation and breeding of crocodiles. Now, there are thousands of crocodiles in the Madras bank alone. Although, in rest of India, one can still see crocodiles in wild - in rivers and national parks. Even today, there is a huge lack of information about these species because of taboos and folklore associated with crocodiles.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} | ||
===Saltwater crocodile=== | ===Saltwater crocodile=== | ||