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What is an Indian Gavial?
a crocodile.
Does a gavial live in the Congo river?
No, the Gavial or Gharial is found mostly around the Indian sub continent, and Nepal.
Why is the gavial an endangered species?
hunting, habitat loss, and poisoning
Are gavials endangered?
Gavials are endangered because of human encroachment on their habitats and because of the skin trade. Pollution in rivers is an important reason for gharials or gavials going endangered. They mainly eat fish. They are rarely known to attack humans.
Which large animal animal of the crocodile family has a pitcher like structure at the end of its snout?
The gavial or gharial of Asia.
What is another name for the gharial?
The gavial. It is a fish-eating crocodile on the "Critically Endangered" list. It is the longest of all crocodiles at over 20 feet long.
Is a gavial endangered?
Yes they are. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) reports that the Indian Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus) is Critically Endangered and that the False Gharial (Tomistoma Schlegelii) is Endangered.
What is the average length of a gavial?
The average length of an adult male gharial is 5 metres, but some do reach lengths of 6 - 7 metres (rivalling the saltwater and nile crocodiles!). Hope that helped :)
How many different kinds of gavial are there?
There used to be 26. Now only two remain as it is Critically Endangered: Gavialis gangeticus (modern gharial) and Tomistoma schlegelii (false gharial or Malayan gharial).
Where does a gavial live?
A gavial is a reptile. It is a cousin of a caiman, alligator, and crocodile. It lives in India. It has a long skinny snout. It mainly eats fish and small mammals.
What is the rarest crocodilian?
The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) is considered one of the rarest crocodilian species in the world, with only a few hundred individuals left in the wild. It is critically endangered due to habitat loss, pollution, and hunting.
What would happen to the ecosystem if gavial crocodiles went extinct?
there would be no salt water crocodile the would only be salt water alligator
