Gharial

The gavial is a slender-snouted crocodilian found in the rivers of the Indian subcontinent. Males sport a bulbous growth on their snouts, while both sexes use their toothy jaws to snatch fish with precision.

• Males grow up to 6 meters long, females up to 4.5 meters.
• Their needle-like teeth number 110, perfect for gripping slippery fish.
• The male's snout bulge, called a ghara, resembles an old clay pot.