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Gharial in Chitwan NP in Nepal Ever since I had seen pictures of these in a book as a child I had wanted to see some and I finally got the chance in 2016. Incredible - basically a crocodile with a very long thin "beak" - looks like something out of the dinosaur era! Chitwan National Park,Fall,Gavialis gangeticus,Geotagged,Gharial,Nepal Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Gharial in Chitwan NP in Nepal

Ever since I had seen pictures of these in a book as a child I had wanted to see some and I finally got the chance in 2016. Incredible - basically a crocodile with a very long thin "beak" - looks like something out of the dinosaur era!

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    Ferdy Christant
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    This is one awesome creature. Crocodiles are already dinosaur-like and this particular species just perfectly embodies it. Posted 8 years ago

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The Gharial

The gharial is a crocodilian of the family Gavialidae, native to the Indian Subcontinent. The global gharial population is estimated at less than 235 individuals, which are threatened by loss of riverine habitat, depletion of fish resources and use of fishing nets.

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Uploaded May 1, 2017. Captured Nov 25, 2016 11:05 in Unnamed Road, Narayani 44200, Nepal.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/5.8
  • 1/202s
  • ISO160
  • 150.5mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.