Pánfilo

Fun facts

• It replaces its teeth throughout its life. It can grow up to 8,000 teeth over its lifetime.
• It is a living fossil. Its lineage is over 200 million years old. It coexisted with dinosaurs.
• It has the strongest bite in the animal kingdom. It exceeds 2 tons of pressure per square centimeter.
• It detects tiny vibrations in the water. Its scales carry receptors more sensitive than a human fingertip.
• It can go months without eating. Its metabolism is so efficient it makes the most of every prey caught.

Morelet's crocodile is endemic to the Atlantic lowlands. It lives in rivers, lagoons and wetlands of southeastern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. It is listed as Least Concern after decades of protection, but wetland loss remains a threat.