Crocodile Nesting HabitsPreferred Nesting SitesAlong the banks of the Limpopo and the Okavango, where crocodile lay eggs is rarely a random choice. A female returns to the same elevated sandbanks, the same riverbeds, season after season. She digs her nest during the...
Critical Environmental Factors in Nest Site SelectionProximity to Permanent Water SourcesProximity to permanent water sources dictates much of the crocodile's reproductive fate. A nest placed too far from the water forces the female to traverse dangerous, open terrain...
Natural Nesting Habitats of CrocodilesRiverbank Sandy BanksA female may lay 80 eggs in one night. The sandy banks of a river serve a precise function for the Nile crocodile. Each spring, she returns to the same slope she patrolled as a juvenile. Sand with the right...