#crocodylus

A Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) covered in pondweeds in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), family Crocodylidae, found in brackish and saltwater coastal areas around Australasia and SE Asia

photograph by David White Solar Whisper Daintree River Crocodile & Wildlife Cruises

photograph by Molly Ebersold 

Sunning in The Sunderbans of Southern India

photograph by Fabian Roudra Baroi 

photograph by Christopher Owen

In the Philippines the words "crocodile" and "buwaya" are used for corrupt leaders and officials. The corruption is so bad even the crocodiles themselves are joining the protest tomorrow!

On the left is the largest living reptile, a saltwater crocodile (𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴), and beside them is the smaller but Critically Endangered Philippine crocodile (𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) that lives in just a few rivers in the country.

Year after year floods continue to ravage the Philippines, but now we know that at up to P118 billion pesos or $2.1 billion dollars have been lost due to “ghost” flood projects, or projects that were poorly done, or never done at all! (PH Department of Finance). This is just from preliminary estimates regarding flood control. Who knows how much has been siphoned from other projects, especially for the environment.

These crocodiles are hangry!

Protests / rallies scheduled tomorrow (Sunday, Sept. 21)

Rizal/Luneta Park, Manila – 9am – “Baha sa Luneta: Aksyon na Laban sa Korapsyon (Rizal Park, Manila)

EDSA People Power Monument, Quezon City – 2pm – “Trillion Peso March”

Cebu City, Plaza Independencia

Cebu City, Fuente Osmeña

Freedom Park, Davao City – Afternoon – “Dabawenyos’ Protest Against Corruption and Accountability”

Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), family Crocodylidae, order Crocodilia, Bangladesh

The largest reptile in the world, a large adult male can reach over 6 meters (18 ft) in length and weigh over 1,000 kg (over 2,000 lbs)

Saltwater crocodiles range widely over Southeast Asia and Australasia. In the Indian subcontinent their range is primarily concentrated in the northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, but they once roamed the southwest coast of India as well

i would like to request an alterhumanity-based wallpaper with a 2048x1536 pixel size (iPad), if possible, centred around the crocodylus genus and lepisosteidae family (any species)? it would be amazing if you can theme it around scales, natural history museums, and/or murky water, but not necessary if something else inspires you! anything works!

thank you so much for your time, and the opportunity to send this request. have a good day!

here you go, I hope you enjoy! omggg I feel so connected to this even though I don’t even kin these creatures, waow :D