Nile Crocodile

    Next time you're at the zoo look closely at the crocodiles. Does one have big tears in its eyes? You don't have to feel sorry for him. He's not crying because he's sad. He's crying just to keep

his eyes wet. Crocodiles are most likly never sad about the things they do. And they do some pretty terrible things - like eating  people. about 1,000 people are killed by crocodiles. One big fellow in Central Africa was said to have killed 400 people in his lifetime.

     Crocodiles are big.  They can grow to be as big as a Cadillac car.  And they are super strong.  A Nile crocodile is not afraid to take on anything-- even an elephant.  One time, a crocodile grabbed the leg of a big elephant and tried to drag it into the river.  But this time, the crocodile had met its match.  The elephant dragged it off to where the other elephants were.  They squashed it flat.  Then, they picked up the crocodile and sent it flying into treetops.