Florida > popular all-time > Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)  (January 24, 2004)
Florida > popular all-time > Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)  (January 24, 2004)

The Cuban Crocodile is the rarest crocodile in the Western Hemisphere.  It has the smallest range of any crocodile and can be found only in Cuba in the Zapata Swamp in the northwest and in the Lanier Swamp on Isla de Juventud (Isle of Youth).

The Cuban Crocodile appears to favor freshwater habitat such as swamps, marshes, and rivers and rarely swims in salt water.  

Status:  Critically Endangered

Status information found at  The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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The White Ibis is one of the most numerous wading birds in Florida, and common elsewhere in the southeast. The White Ibis is highly sociable at all seasons, roosting and feeding in flocks, and nesting in large colonies, making it an excellent example of the colonial waterbird. These birds nest in huge colonies in fresh water marshes or along the ocean coast. Researchers have counted 60,000-80,000 individuals in one colony in the Everglades National Park, Florida! During the day, white ibis may fly up to 15 miles or more to find small crustaceans, fish, frogs, and aquatic insects to eat and to feed their young. 

White Ibis can be found along the coast of North Carolina to Florida and Texas.
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Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) (January 24, 2004)
 > Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)  (January 24, 2004)
Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) (January 24, 2004)
Photo by: Denise • see photo in gallery

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