Waterberg

a picture of something

A dam at a game preserve in the Waterberg. I believe that one crocodile lives here. Gets bigger every year. (It probably has friends in the nearby river.)

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Lady friends or gentleman friends?

In other words does the drive to mate make the crocodiles mobile or do they stay in their territories, slowly getting bigger?

By NoAstronomer (not verified) on 02 Jul 2010 #permalink