Saturday, 3 February 2018

Mysterious orange cave crocodiles that live in complete darkness in Africa are mutating into a new species

A group of mysterious orange cave crocodiles who live in complete darkness in Africa may be mutating into a new species.
Researchers discovered the 1.5-metre-long (5 ft) reptiles in 2008 in a remote cave in Gabon, western Africa, where they fed only on bats and crickets.
Experts first though they were a type of African dwarf crocodile, but new research shows they could be an entirely separate species.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5326421/Orange-cave-crocodiles-mutating-new-species.html#ixzz55ONGvKRP
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