9 Of The Largest Crocodilians In The World

[@The_Robert.Fletcher]

If you could include the other crocodiles, like the endangered Siamese Crocodile and one of my favorites, the timid Australian Freshwater Crocodile. Great presentations as I love these beautiful beasts.

[@TsukiCove]

Thank you so much for your support. I could always do another video about lesser known crocodilians in the future :)

[@jeffblacker4704]

@@TsukiCove you forgot about the Cuban crocodile

[@Gildedmuse]

Thanks for sharing about some of these rare crocodiles.

[@TsukiCove]

Thank you for the support as always :)

[@Ali-bu6lo]

The Mugger Crocodile is also found in Iran in the westernmost point of its habitat, I think they're smaller here due to less food, strangely they rarely attack people and despite lucrative market for their skin, the locals protect them because they believe "Gandoo" (the local name for Mugger Crocs) keeps the water clean.

[@iamleoooo]

Lovely to hear

[@mohannadali9662]

Fun fact: "Gandoo" means "gay" in India.

[@okakaaaaaa]

​@@mohannadali9662i believe it's asshole, not gay

[@crazypolite]

Nice video. One thing extra I feel is worth mentioning is that crocodilian behavior (eg. More aggressive vs less aggressive) is often based on the regional history and current country policies. For example, a part of the Nile where rebels used to dump their victims got those crocs in that area craving humans, which still is a problem to this day. Costa Rica where their environmental laws allow companies to agitate and feed the crocodiles for tourists - has since created a very aggressive species of the American crocodile. Contrast that to adjacent Panama where it isn't permitted, their American crocs are super chill (relative). External factors 🤷🏼‍♂️. I'd assume this is the case everywhere for all wildlife, how humans can have such an impactful affect on various animal behaviors in regards to their evolution in the respective geographic region.

[@KayMac1]

Great point

[@thalmoragent9344]

Solid point. All are dangerous, but not all are overly aggressive as others

[@royarg8603]

Their natural aggression tends to correlate to their food availability. Nile and Saltwater crocs regularly face dry seasons when food is scarce so they have to be aggressive so they can feed when food finally becomes available. American crocs, despite growing to similarly large sizes, have access to food year-round and so end up being more docile. The only exception I've found to this rule is the Cuban crocodile which is surprisingly aggressive for a smaller-sized crocodile. Perhaps the fact that it's a more social crocodile means aggression is required to fight for food between the "pack." It's interesting that humans are affecting those tendencies by feeding them. Maybe they're recreating the Cuban croc scenario: by humans feeding the crocs they create situations where the more aggressive and dominant crocs end up being the ones at the front getting fed and thus incentivize that aggression.

[@louiephillips]

Bro I binged watched your channel a few months back when you were at 78k smashing it bro keep it up

[@johntodd3910]

Can you do 9 of the largest bovids and antelopes in the world 9. Nilgai (blue bull) 8. Blue wildebeest 7. American bison 6. Cape buffalo 5. Gaur 4. Musk ox 3. European bison 2. Eland 1. Giant sable antelope

[@TsukiCove]

that's actually a good idea, i'll see what i can do in the future :)

[@arkprice79]

​@Tsuki, do you know anything about yaran crocodiles

[@johntodd3910]

@@TsukiCove have you seen a black wildebeest white tailed gnu before can you add that creature on a second video of animals that are seen in ranches

[@GenericDan]

Your list is very off.

[@johntodd3910]

@@GenericDanmy list of the largest bovids Antelopes are bovids

[@tsemol5297]

you should do a video on less known domestic animals, I think it would be really interesting

[@fasteddie9201]

One of my favourite wildlife channels that obviously research and fact check before releasing each video. (EDIT) And has a real voice, not a robot. Has there been a video done regarding largest spiders of the world? Cheers.

[@asharkhan8175]

The mugger crocodile gets its name from the Hindi word magar (मगर)their true name is magarmachh (मगरमच्छ). Gharial name comes from the word ghara (घड़ा) which means a traditional clay pitcher. This name is given because the tip of its snout looks like a pitcher.

[@fasteddie9201]

Thanks mate. I was actually wondering how it was nammed Mugger. I wasn't sure if it meant the obvious and was known for 'mugging' (robbing) other crocks and predators of their prey.

[@asharkhan8175]

​@@fasteddie9201 mugger literally means just crocodile in hindi

[@loowick4074]

It literally means "crocodile crocodile". But it's funny how it sounds like a crocodile which mugs people for their money in back alleys.

[@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168]

​​@@loowick4074 South Asian things are named like this for some reason, you got Magar Crocodile & ofcourse Chai Tea 😂

[@VeganSanatani]

Fun fact , there are vegetarian muggares...they live in a temple and eat the offerings.

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

Can you make a video on largest Insects? That would be dope. Nice job I really enjoy your content.

[@Spinosaurus_Guy34427]

incects*

[@LeucisticBaryonyx]

Fascinating video!

[@sauraplay2095]

Great video tsuki!

[@jurassic_hobbyonmyaltaccou3878]

Can we get a video of the smallest crocodiles?

[@EetsBack]

Or the worlds most mid sized crocs.

[@Canine15]

Gharials are weird and also awesome. I hope we can save them from extinction

[@jorami4838]

Video suggestion: scary animals that do cute things. The alligator carrying babies in its mouth can be on the list!

[@johntodd3910]

I’ve watched Nile crocodiles on tv and I saw them attacking wildebeests which is scary since wildebeests are my favorite animals The American crocodile is my 2nd favorite

[@bassingbasics6621]

Your videos are truly incredible, thanks for for sharing your knowledge on animals!

[@TsukiCove]

Thank you i really appreciate the support :)

[@poojathapa4940]

Very accurate video but the mugger is 18 feet 2 inches

[@mjmwise]

The Cuban crocodile must be relatively small. I wonder if it has the longest croc legs and if it spends the most time on land? Thanks for another thoughtful, well produced video!!!

[@duder7396]

Yes, that is the case. They’re not really that small though.

[@Lowlandlord]

@@duder7396 Relatively small, it's smaller than most other crocodilians, typically under 200lbs and 8ft, max is more like under 500lbs and 11ft.

[@duder7396]

@@Lowlandlord That's mostly because they're nearly non existent nowadays

[@M.Macrothorax]

They used to be 5+ meters and had a mass of 1500+ lbs in the pleistocene.

[@hydro.pl.27]

Go to Gatorland in Orlando Florida and you’ll see most of these Crocodiles. The Cuban Crocodile walks in a bipedal motion and they are cooperative hunters. They’re very fierce looking too but they aren’t the biggest. Just so all you know Alligators/Crocodiles are solid creatures made up of pretty much all muscle with a much harder bone density then ours. We are mostly water so where I’m getting at is a 1 meter Alligator or Crocodile can do some major damage or even kill you regardless of how great of shape you’re in. These creatures I enjoy a ton but they’re super dangerous.

[@finleyspicer7759]

Great video as always

[@Isa-sy5rb]

Good evening, i really like to watch you Videos its very interesting , Keep going It would be very interesting to watch Video of the smallest corodilians

[@johnwestervelt6921]

You articulate and narrate perfectly

[@TsukiCove]

Thank you I really appreciate it, you should see how many times i got wrong when i record haha :)

[@GoutamRoy-de4mo]

There was a very large saltie found in the Bay of Bengal it weighed 2 tons

[@GenericDan]

Doubt that. 2 tonnes is well over 4000 lbs, which is almost twice as massive as a maxed out water buffalo.

[@aliakbarmaliki3156]

@@GenericDan well, there is one skull on Paris measuring over 70 cm and it is thought that the skull belong to a 7 m long specimen. A croc of that size is estimated to reach at least 1.5 tonnes to 2 tonnes. So yeah, 2-tonne saltwater crocodile is still possible, but not regularly found

[@elvinmah165]

Wow

[@jasonsantos3037]

Crocodiles and alligator are fascinating reptile. 🐊🐊🐊🐊

[@Tiamatnothere]

Fr🐊💜

[@maxtache]

Enjoyed that video👍👍

[@Liberatorx13]

I honestly thought the black caiman was smaller that the American alligator

[@omenhasaheadache]

I did too, I think knowing they're hunted by jaguars played a role in that but then I'm also underestimating the size of jaguars

[@bill2908]

@@omenhasaheadache adult black caimans are not hunted by jaguars and jaguars actually tend to avoid ponds with adult black caiman in them

[@derekk8523]

It is. He said the American gators were smaller than the Chinese. Not even close

[@Liberatorx13]

@@derekk8523 the Chinese alligator only grows about 5 ft

[@bill2908]

@@derekk8523 he never said that, he said the American alligator is the second largest animal in the alligator family, Alligatoridae which includes caimans as well as the two extant alligator species

[@Sauron_the_Alien]

Awesome video.

[@gtanj]

10:25 Saltwater crocs are found in India too.

[@euangray7633]

You should do a video on the most endangered crocodillians. Although there would be some overlap with the crocodillians already in this video.

[@Crodmog83]

Man I love your video's.

[@sahasmehta1608]

The longest crocodillian skull belonged to Tomistoma in Borneo this suggests the false Gharial could reach much larger sizes in the past,given that the species is pretty cryptic its too soon to hand out size estimates

[@steliosstanis2125]

My Favorite Largest Crocodilians is Saltwater Crocodilie, Gharial, American Aligator and Nile Crocodilie.🐊😁👍

[@teresaveloso8937]

Beautiful Crocodile 🐊🐊 guys 👏🤗🥰

[@nickmitsialis]

this might sound like an odd question but do the territories of the Nile and the Salty overlap anywhere? I'm trying to fathom the level of aggression such a cross breeding would present. And wait? Nile crocs in Florida???

[@bill2908]

Their territories do not overlap.

[@nickmitsialis]

@@bill2908 Thanks. I figured the Indian Ocean was too far for a 'Salty' to cross. I can only imagine if they do cross breed we'd end up with an animal that was even more dangerous and 'aggro'.

[@RocioDiazS]

Nice oh another thing I saw a black caiman yesterday

[@garbancitolentejas486]

The greatest Crocodile has never been taken it is Lolong.. in Agusan del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines...1.075 kg (more than 1 ton) and 20 ft 3 in long.

[@sturejonsson]

I like this video😊🌞👍🐊

[@taskforce3833]

Deinosuchus, Sarcosuchus, and the short nosed giant crocodile that shared its habitat with Titanoboa, and there must be a few more "giant" crocodiles.... maybe the one from the movie "Lake Placid"

[@ChristianDinosaur1616]

Actually, sarcosuchus is a crocodillomorlh but not a crocodilian

[@suzidelarue5344]

Try the croc that was shot near Normanton QLD !

[@hydro.pl.27]

Black Caiman do get over 20 feet. They are the Apex predators of the Amazon. Even the biggest Jaguars stay away from the bigger ones because those giants will eat them. Jaguars typically go for the other Caiman species in the Amazon too as opposed to the Black Caiman. The American Alligator can get bigger than that too. I’ve seen well over 16 feet.

[@robertdysonn]

There is a big difference between officially measured and recorded in general estimates and guesses. The biggest black caiman ever measured was actually over 14 feet long though there are people who estimate bigger ones out there.

[@davis4555]

Around the end of the 19th century, an American Alligator that measured at 20 ft. was shot in Louisiana. It isn't official because they couldn't move it, so it washed away in the tides. Those old monsters are practically non-existent now though, but I'm sure there is probably a monster or two in a remote swamp somewhere. There are plenty of 13 footers in Lake Okeechobee.

[@CrocodylusAlt]

@@davis4555 The 19.2 ft American alligator is not verified whatsoever, and the person who reported it is known to exaggerate. However, according to the more reliable Mark Plotkin, the largest black caiman measured was 5.5m or 18 ft with a section of its tail missing. There is also many other reports from biologist that mention caimans from 4.8-6.4m with the 6-meter giants being from before the skin slaughter, and we still have skulls of alleged giants while the alligator has no remains at all to support such large sizes. The largest verified alligator was only 4.5m as well or just under 15 ft at 14 ft 9 inches killed by Mandy Stokes in 2014.

[@governmentman4042]

Would be nice if you made one with the largest prehistoric crocodilians / alligators

[@ludwigderzanker9767]

Your'e too shy with the length of the different species...was a nice piece guy! A former breeder of crocodilyde from Northern Germany!

[@beaumcnally6358]

I love these animals

[@admiralcat3809]

The way those regular crocodiles coexisting with Gharials look so cute, too bad the fishy ones are about to disappear...

[@martha4286]

Do a video on animals that have expanded their range and become invasive naturally without human intervention

[@Saikaizokuu]

Fun(or maybe not so fun) fact: During WW2, more than a 1000 Japanese soldiers were eaten by salt water crocodiles near Burma

[@andrewsmallacombe9468]

Estuarine crocodiles are also one of the few animals able to feed on invasive cane toads with negligible ill effects.

[@biglemon204]

I've never heard of a crocodile riding a horse. I don't think it's possible. Although if you lick the right kind of toad, you might be able to see that. HAHA- (equestrian)

[@CrocodylusAlt]

In their native range, caimans are naturally immune to cane toads and actively prey on them.

[@windows7professional565]

What about the Cuban crocodile

[@Ellisian]

LETS GOOO CROCODILIANS MY BELOVED 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@theitineranthistorian2024]

great compilation. i didn’t know nile crocs were in florida. we used to water ski in newport back bay, early 70’s. i was reading a national geo about 10 years later concerning crocs living there. we didn’t see any of them but we thought about sharks.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Now imagine if Dragons existed? Imagine the apex predator that is basically a massive, flying, fire breathing crocodile...

[@TheKingofVultures346]

Can you make a list on top (insert number here) toughest animals in the world (Eg:-A crocodile can go 3 years without eating,hense it is quite tough)?

[@naturallyweird661]

Okay i did not know that alligator 🐊 actually feed on fruit .... Thats actually took me by surprise 😮

[@RyanYoxo]

i didn't realize how huge Gharials were

[@jamiemcginnis7003]

Crocodiles are the most amazing animals on earth!!

[@pamelaoboli6076]

Can you do invasive species in madagascar

[@robertwright6070]

Is this callux?

[@youarebreathtaking903]

I think gharial should be in top2. They are quite big. 6m gharial isn't even that rare. And there are stories of 7m ones.

[@benverboonen1108]

Damn the fact that there are Nile crocodile populations in Florida is scary as hell

[@swakage13x]

While I have family in florida It makes me happy, At least the bigger ones Can possibly deal with some of the constrictors that are down there And the excessive amount of snake heads and Iguanas And stupid people who think it's just a big gator

[@thaihou5876]

​@@swakage13x its only a big gator until they proliferate into another invasive species, the glades are truly a crocodillian's dream

[@swakage13x]

@@thaihou5876 That's like saying a grizzly bear and a Kodiak Are the same thing, They can't breed together but they can live in a similar environment It's not like a grizzly and a polar bear being able to reproduce Same with a florida gator and a Louisiana gator. And yeah it's their dream environment but at the same time Humans who don't know the difference are going to screw with them and they're going to get eaten and that's a good Thing

[@killyboii1]

Should do a video on man eating crocs probably the most well known/heard of Gustave would be interesting

[@andresmiguel2573]

No croc is more dangerous than Australian/Indonesian crocs. They are also protected now in Australia so potentially can get to enormous sizes.

[@AZdude]

I love Crocodiles

[@sleebanger]

multiple 7m crocodiles swimming around northern Australia. there is a team currently trying to find and catch a specimen thought to be 8m.

[@petert3355]

Wasn't there a 33 foot plus, 10 meter, croc shot in the Northern Territory in the late 1800s early 1900s?

[@ultranecrozma7449]

You should cover the INSANE sized of extinct crocodilians

[@tbone8129]

I know this is a domestic animal, but I think it would be cool to do the top 10 largest dog breeds in the world (plus there’s lots of information about it)

[@lachlanking4162]

Can you do a video showing all the crocodilians of the world

[@b.l.0427]

I think gharial is largest or 2nd largest because many gharial is taller than Salt water crocodile

[@Robespierre-lI]

It's amusing that the Chinese alligator looks smaller and more cunning that the brutal-looking American alligator.

[@leoolivier7375]

American alligator in wild record was 19.2 feet in Louisiana.

[@bill2908]

Unverified tho

[@xismxist]

1st place is pretty much a tie between the nile & saltwater croc

[@NiteWorXTV]

Lucky us, here in Australia when your north or the Fraser coast you have to be careful for big saltwater crocs, highly territorial and extremely aggressive. I have personally seen them 23ft plus in the Gulf of Carpentaria in far north Queensland and in the Northern Territory.

[@maximus3160]

You measured them at 23 feet plus?

[@NiteWorXTV]

@maximus3160 the boat we were in was 25ft and at least 3 or 4 that day were very close to our boat length, so 23ft or better.

[@Ulfbercht]

The nile crocdile isn't spread across 26 countries, it's spread across africa. Humans and their temporary borders..

[@sujimuni4444]

Mugger Crocodiles Also Trick Birds By Making Nest-Like Things And When The Birds Come There It's Game Over For Them.

[@wellersonoliveira5334]

You forgot Lolong's brother.... LoLONGER haha

[@werffjvander]

R.I.P

[@jedthesometing7193]

He is real and he was spotted at a village somewhere in the Philippines and he is reported to be 29 ft (9 meters) long.

[@rafaeloyarzun6337]

There was actually rumors of a larger Crocodile in the area, tho is has never been confirmed.

[@ChristianDinosaur1616]

*purusaurus has joined the group chat*

[@ajdhowk4447]

wow, all this time i was thinking that the American alligator was bigger than the black caiman

[@ahfez]

Crocodiles and alligators were my no 1 fear as a kid. I feel uneasy every time I go to the rivers. Now the fear is almost gone. I'm still avoiding large Crocs/alligators, of course, I still see them as dangerous creatures. But, if I have no choice especially if I have to protect someone, I'm ready to face them. With weapon of course. Lol... 😁

[@1412497129489rr]

Crocodilimorphs we're a huge and diverse family in the past they have changed a ton of u look at the fossilrecord

[@wildbill9490]

Gustav is still out there somewhere.

[@BaileyHame4-rz2xq]

I love crocs

[@joshuamanga2681]

The biggest salt water crocodile is from Philippines, from my home in palawan, name lolong size of 20ft3 and weighed of 1075

[@Modernww2fare]

1075 kilos?

[@johnchristianbatalla5010]

How about the Crocodile in the Philippines?

[@kreation2021]

Can you do all species of crocodilians?

[@kreation2021]

And subspecies?

[@aarthirajaraman7453]

Max size isn't a good measurement. The max sizes of most Crocs are higher than the 2 large Gators though besides the Nile and Saltwater Crocodiles, no average Crocodile is longer than a Black Caiman

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

Google : Ramree Island massacre World War 2. It shows just how deadly and how sinister the saltwater crocodile can be if given the chance.

[@Tatsumi36912]

Man I love crocodilians. Big or small.

[@kyladabic3871]

There's many reports of 7m-9m salties in Australia btw

[@TsukiCove]

unverified reports so I won't include them

[@blankspace8758]

If I understood meters, I'd really understand how big they are.

[@mike7652]

A meter is a bit longer than a yard. Gotta compensate for those few extra inches when converting! 6' is around 1.8 meters, or 180 centimeters. Not a perfect conversion, but close enough 🤷

[@blankspace8758]

@@mike7652 thanks lol

[@smartliving4464]

Ask a primary school student to help you , anybody over 6 years old would know

[@blankspace8758]

@Smart Living yeah ill ask my friends son in England, it probably makes sense to him.

[@dragand614]

wtf is gustave then man???????

[@GenericDan]

You missed out the West African Slender-snouted Crocodile, which can get up to 667kg.

[@werffjvander]

Lolong, (6,17 mtr) world's largest captive crocodile, dies in Philippines

[@jimbracknell5648]

what about the Lake Placid crocodile? 😂😁

[@cy-fairclean8458]

I know Australia for the most part has the biggest crocs but on a recent trip to Costa Rica, I saw the most massive croc in the wild.

[@creepingdread88]

Saltwater croc aren't exclusive to Australia. Their habitat reaches as far as India. The largest salties so far have been found in the Philippines.

[@maximus3160]

They're fat from being fed by all the tourists. They're certainly not the biggest crocs in the wild.

[@Modernww2fare]

I would put the American croc ahead of the Orinoco

[@tadcotadco6344]

dude, 8,5m crocs are caught and documented. As for non-documented ones, the Africans narrate about 11m crocs killed and measured, but not properly recorded by photo or video means.

[@kunaljha9017]

Mugger crocodile are most agressive,I am from India here mugger kill so many people but due to rural areas most of them are unreported

[@alanmctavish4802]

its freaky to think over 2 thousand years ago that these crocidiles were at least 40 feet big in height and about 40 feet in length on the ground and would eat those huge birds back then out the sky that were about 25 feet long with wings out and body about 15 feet long. its crazy to think as you would be walking home one day and 1 of those huge birds just flew down and picked you up and away you went screaming. its funny to think at that height they flew you wouldnt just want it to drop and kill you. in the films all those birds looked huge. most animals back then were huge, i dont get how they ended up gone forever? but crocodilises are the only animals that remind me of those species 2 thousand years ago. and crocs were here alot longer than that? a million years ago they say crocs have been here. As they have that prehistoric look about them! and they did well to still be here after the rest died off or were killed off. a mean imagine dragons walking about! and these animals were huge in size and weight. there was even birds at 30 feet tall, one peck from them and your dead. it would be like a sword going into you.

[@luigigreen9823]

American alligator is larger than black caiman

[@CrocodylusAlt]

No, using verified records from biologist, the largest black caiman is 4.95m and alligator 4.50m

[@olmade1]

The Muggar is often forgotten and in India humans destroy river banks with illegal sand mining...

[@ardi1606]

According to Rom Whittaker, a herpetologist. The largest extant Crocodilian in his record are : 1. Crocodylus porosus (Saltwater Crocodile) with the biggest specimens in his record is 6,93 meters (22,7 ft) and is estimated at around 1,34 tons (3000 lbs) 2. Tomistoma schlegelii (False Gharial) with the biggest specimens 7,23 meters long (23,6 ft) and weighing around 1 ton (2200 lbs) 3. Gavialis gangsticus (Gharial) with the biggest being 7.03 meters and weighing around 1.12 tons. 4. Crocodylus niloticus (Nile Crocodile) with the biggest at 6,10 meters (20,2 ft) and weighs around 1050 kg ( 2200 lbs). 5. Crocdylus intermedius (Orinoco crocodile) with the biggest around 6 meters (20.1 ft) and weighing 1007 kg (2200 lbs) These all are according to Rom Whittaker's article "WHO'S GOT THE BIGGEST". Based on the skull measurement.

[@hititdj]

The American Crocodile must be in the top 3 along with the Saltwater Crocodile and Nile Crocodile

[@maximus3160]

Nonsense. There never was a false gharial measured that long.