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Within
Australia, there are two species of (true) crocodiles: the salt water or estuarine
crocodile and the endemic Australian freshwater crocodile. The biology of
the two species differ in many ways, crocodiles are restricted to the coastal
fringe and the rivers that drain into it. Salt water crocodiles occupy the
immediate coastal areas, including tidal and non-tidal rivers. Salt water
crocodiles occasionally go long distances upstream into areas dominated by,
and considered typical for fresh water crocodiles. Fresh water crocodiles
are only sometimes found in tidal, saline areas.
Both types of crocodile are important to conserve, because Australia is the only country inhabited by the freshwater crocodile, and the estuarine crocodile is a threatened species. In fact, Australia is one of the very few places in the world where estuarine crocodiles have a chance to survive. Although these animals are important to conserve, they can pose a serious threat to people. Freshwater crocodiles pose less danger but estuarine crocodiles are very dangerous animals.
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