answersLogoWhite

0

Why is the Orinoco crocodile close to extinction?

Updated: 8/19/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Best Answer

people kill them for bags and shoes

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why is the Orinoco crocodile close to extinction?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the rarest crocodile in the world called that lives in the Orinoco River?

Orinoco crocodile.


How does the orinoco crocodile protect itself?

it chomps its prey with its large teeth


Can a orinoco crocodile eat a jaguar?

They are big enough to do so, probably yes.


Which is the third largest Crocodile in the world?

The Orinoco crocodile at 20 feet plus. Actually going by consistent reports the saltie is the largest, the Gharial is the second, The third is the american, The forth is the nile and the fifth is the orinoco. All can get over 20 feet.


Can a andaconda eat a crocodile?

Possibly, but the anaconda and crocodile are not likely to meet in the wild, as they live on serarate continents, with the exception of the American Crocodile or the Orinoco Crocodile. As the anaconda lives in South America in the Amazon, they are most likely to come across Caimans, as neither the American nor Orinoco Cxrocodiles live that far south. They are well known to eat large Caiman in the wild.


What is the crocodile hunter's job?

TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CROCODILE ARE IN A SAFE ENVIROMENT AND HEALTHY AND NOT ON THE ENDANGERED LIST OF EXTINCTION


Why are chimpanzees close to extinction?

They are not close to extinction, nor are they endangered


Are lions close to extinction?

Lions are not really close to extinction but tigers and all the other different kinds of cats are close to extinction no one really knows if lions are close to extinction but we will fid out one day


What are the 23 different species of crocodiles?

American Alligator,Black Caiman,Saltwater Crocodile,Spectacled Caiman,Broad-Snouted Crocodile,Jacre' Caiman,Chinese Alligator,Australian Freshwater Crocodile,Schneider's Dwarf Caiman,American Crocodile,Slender-Snouted Crocodile,Orinoco Crocodile,Philippine Crocodile,Johnson's Crocodile,Morelet's Crocodile,Nile Crocodile,New Guinea Crocodile,Mugger(marsh)Crocodile,Cuban Crocodile,Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman,Siamese Crocodile,African Dwarf Crocodile,False Gharial Crocodile(gavial),Indian Gharial(gavial).


How close are dolphins to extinction?

it is not to close to extinct.


How close are elephants close to extinction?

very close. there are only a few left. They estimate all elphants to come to extinction in 2020.


Are rattlesnakes close to extinction?

no