Below are selected pictures of
crocodiles and alligators
from around the world. Other related photos may be found in the country sections on the left.
Except where noted, all images are the property of Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2006. Contact me with questions regarding use, reproduction, or purchase of any of the pictures.
Juvenile Nile crocodile captured for a population survey |
African slender-snouted crocodile, Cocodrilo hociquifino africano |
Caiman, Brazil |
Caiman, Brazil |
Caiman, Brazil |
Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilius) |
Spectacled caiman |
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) |
Estuary gharial |
Alligator mississippiensis |
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) |
Slender snout crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus) |
False gharial - Tomistoma schlegelii |
Surveying crocodile hatchlings |
Crocodile nest site in water lillies along the Sekonyer River |
Crocodile nest along the Sekonyer River in Borneo |
Nile Crocodile, Botswana |
Morelet's Crocodile, Honduras |
Man-eating Croc, Nepal
Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park |
Forest elephant in Gabon |
Elephant, Botswana |
Elephant, Botswana |
Elephant, Botswana |
Elephants, Botswana |
Large African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
African elephant charging toward us |
Elephant with baby emerging from vegetation |
Elephant, Botswana |
Elephant, Botswana |
Charging African elephant |
Elephant in the late afternoon with the Rwenzori mountains in the background |
Elephants at sunrise |
Elephants crossing road at short range |
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) |
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) |
java6050 |
java6051 |
java6053 |
java6044 |
Elephant, Thailand |
Elephant, Thailand |
Approaching elephant |
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
Elephant doing a "mock charge" |
Mock charging African elephant |
Elephant feeding in the late afternoon |
Elephant crossing |
Herd of elephants crossing a road at sunrise |
Elephants in the rearview mirror |
Elephants in the rearview mirror |
African savanna elephant
Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2007. While these photos are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissable to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.
Mongabay.com is a free resource. Unless otherwise specified, all pics, , photographs, and graphics found on travel.mongabay.com are the property of mongabay.com. If you are interested in using a pic, photo, photograph, picture, or graphic from the site, please contact mongabay.com. Also if you find errors or dead links on the site, please let me know.