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What was the reason for your most recent pet store “impulse” purchase?
I liked the special display
I watched a demonstration
Someone in store recommended it
The item was on sale
The item had a promotion I liked
It was a new item I wanted to try
I liked the way it looked
I didn’t make an impulse purchase

Nile Crocodile reptiles

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Nile Crocodile Stats
Scientific Name:  Crocodylus niloticus
Family: Crocodylidae
Adult Size: Up to about 16 feet
Range: Africa
Habitat: Mostly large rivers
Nile Crocodile Species Profile

This impressively large crocodilian is the species most often represented as a man-eater on television and movies. While worshipped historically by some cultures (including mummification by the ancient Egyptians), it is regarded by others as a scourge whenever activities near lakes and rivers are undertaken by man. Due to a history of preying upon large mammals at watering places across most of Africa, humans are not particularly large or difficult to capture and devour. Nile crocodiles have been relentlessly persecuted out of fear of that habit. This can easily be imagined by audiences worldwide since sensational footage has brought the croc versus wildebeest encounter into our living rooms via evening television.



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