REST A WHILE
Porter who carry the things taking rest at the street and smoking
The GHARIAL, CROCODILE at BABAI river.
The GHARIAL , also known as the gavial , and the fish-eating crocodile , is a crocodilian of the family Gavialidae , native to the northern part of the Indian Subcontinent . The Gharial is characteries by its extremely long, thin jaws, which are regarded as an adaptation to a primarily piscivorous diet. Males reach up to 6 m (20ft) with an average weight of around 160 kg (350lb). It is dark or light olive above with dark cross-bands and speckling on the head, body and tail. Dorsal surfaces become dark, almost grey-black, at about 20 years of age. Ventral surfaces are yellowish-white. The neck is elongated and thick. The dorsal ridges are more or less restricted to the median regions of the back. The fingers are extremely short and thickly webbed. Males develop a hollow bulbous nasal protuberance at the tip of the snout upon sexual maturity. The name Gharial is derived from the resemblance of the nasal growth to an earthen ...
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