L'île du Sri Lanka terre des crocodiles des marais DESTINATION WILD
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00:00 The food is abundant and they have nothing to fear, except the biggest of them.
00:06 These violent explosions are mainly intended to impress.
00:13 There are almost as many crocodiles in the Srilanka as in all of India, which is 50 times larger than its neighbor.
00:27 [Music]
00:38 This island has the largest density of crocodiles in the world.
00:42 But why are they so numerous?
00:49 [Music]
00:54 To add to the mystery, the island of Sri Lanka does not have a natural lake.
00:59 [Music]
01:05 And crocodiles prefer shallow waters with low currents.
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01:16 Man has a part of responsibility in the expansion of crocodiles in the seas.
01:20 [Music]
01:23 The incredible habitats of these crocodiles are works of irrigation built by the kings of antiquity, thousands of years ago.
01:33 [Music]
01:38 These are not lakes, but reservoirs known as reservoirs.
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01:49 The kings have died for a long time, but the crocodiles of the seas have prospered in the remains of their construction.
01:55 [Music]
02:01 Abandoned fields have become meadows and forests, which host large heraxes herds.
02:07 [Music]
02:18 Crocodiles have a beautiful life.
02:21 [Music]
02:25 Food is abundant and they have nothing to fear.
02:29 [Music]
02:39 Except for the biggest of them.
02:42 [Music]
02:50 These explosions of violence are mainly intended to impress.
02:54 [Music]
02:59 A frank demonstration of power often takes place in real combat.
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03:08 During the dry season, the water level decreases and many crocodiles have to leave the reservoirs.
03:14 [Music]
03:17 They walk several kilometers to find one full enough.
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03:32 Such a concentration of large predators in such a small space imposes some mundane.
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03:43 The big males hit the surface of the water with their heads to establish their domination.
03:48 [Music]
03:54 The smaller ones stay out of all danger.
03:57 [Music]
04:01 They are content to hunt frogs on the banks of the basin.
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