Crocs Climb Trees

“Dinets and his colleagues observed crocodile species on three continents — Australia, Africa and North America — and examined previous studies and anecdotal observations. They found that four species climbed trees — usually above water — but how far they ventured upward and outward varied by their sizes. The smaller crocodiles were able to climb higher and further than the larger ones. Some species were observed climbing as far as four meters high in a tree and five meters down a branch.”

–Pictured: a crocodile that has climbed a tree.

Photo by Kristine Gingras