NILE CROCODILE | The Deadliest Reptile on Earth | 4K

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The Nile River is a lifeline for Africa, but it's also home to the powerful, ancient Nile Crocodile, a master of the waterways measuring up to five meters long. This cold-blooded predator has an incredibly tough life, starting right from the egg. Female crocodiles spend sixty days guarding their deep nests, starving themselves to keep a constant watch, yet they constantly battle the highly effective Nile Monitor lizard, a sly egg-eater that wipes out nearly half of all clutches. We see the surprising partnerships with plover birds that act as lookouts for the crocodiles and witness how the floods of the rainy season can turn a simple hunt for food into a disaster for the nest. When the young finally hatch, determined by the temperature inside the nest, the mother carries them gently in her jaws to a safe nursery, but even with eleven weeks of protection, only three percent of the babies survive. Watch as these powerful animals demonstrate their jaw-dropping death roll and teamwork to tear apart a massive buffalo, a hunting technique that lets them fast for months between meals. Subscribe for more videos on all things wildlife and nature: https://bitly.ws/VciZ