The crocodile is a relatively large animal, and it is also recognized as a relatively fierce animal. After adulthood, the size of crocodiles is concentrated between 1.5 and 6 meters. How long they can grow will be affected by the species, because different species of crocodiles have different sizes, which is influenced by genes. There are many kinds of crocodiles, so sometimes the difference in size is relatively large. For example, Nile crocodiles, which live in the Nile River Basin in Africa, are large, and larger individuals can grow to about 6 meters. The Chinese alligator living in China is relatively small, they can grow between 1.5-2 meters.
In addition to species factors, the size of crocodiles is also related to other factors, such as the adequacy of food around them. When crocodiles have enough food, their growth and development will be better, so they grow relatively large. When the surrounding food is insufficient or the environment is not suitable, their growth will be limited to a certain extent.
Crocodiles use oviparous reproduction, they can reproduce naturally, but only after sexual maturity. Crocodile sexual maturity is relatively late, generally speaking, more than 3 years old to sexual maturity, with the ability to reproduce. Crocodiles, both wild and farmed, have to be at least three years old to breed. Then they mate in the water during the breeding season, while females lay eggs on the shore. Normally, they mate and breed only once a year.
