The word crocodile comes from the Ancient Greek word for lizard. Crocodiles tend to congregate in freshwater habitats such as rivers and lakes and are sometimes found in brackish water. They feed mostly on fish, reptiles and mammals, and also eat particular molluscs and crustaceans. They have streamlined bodies that enable them to swim swiftly. Because they have webbed feet they have a speed advantage in shallow water over prey animals which come to the water to drink.

Crocodiles are ambush hunters, lying very still waiting for their prey to come close, then attacking swiftly. As cold-blooded predators, they have a very slow metabolism, and thus can survive long periods without food. In many parts of the world the crocodile is protected, but in some places they are farmed commercially, as crocodile skin is highly valued. The skin can be used to make leather goods such as shoes, handbags and watch straps, whilst crocodile meat is also considered a delicacy.

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1894, Definitives 9v

snb0049, North Borneo, 1894

1904, Overprints 9v

slcp0110, Labuan, 1904

200.00
Mint NH

1937, Companhia, definitives 19v

smzcom201, Mozambique, 1937

1939, Leopoldville zoo 5v

scb0185, Congo Belgium, 1939

45.00

-10%

40.50

Mint NH

1948, Definitives 7v

sau0184, Australia, 1948

120.00
Mint NH

1953, Animals 20v

sao0368, Angola, 1953

1959, Definitives 7v

satp0699, Argentina, 1959

1963, Pre Columbian art 16v

scdp0641, Costa Rica, 1963

1964, Scouting conference 3v

sjm0235, Jamaica, 1964

1964, Definitives, animals 9v

srm0048, Rio Muni, 1964

1965, Animals 2v

sov0170, Upper Volta, 1965

5.00

-10%

4.50

Mint NH

1966, Animals 7v

slrp0669, Liberia, 1966

1967, Animals 6v

sgc0260, Gabon, 1967

5.25

-10%

4.73

Mint NH

1967, Reptiles 4v

sla0218, Laos, 1967

12.00
Mint NH

1967, Independence 3v

slh0041, Lesotho, 1967

1967, Lions club 1v

smip0156, Mali, 1967

1.20

-10%

1.08

Mint NH

1968, Sofia zoo 6v

sbl1819, Bulgaria, 1968

3.75

-15%

3.19

Mint NH

1968, Animals 5v

sdh0337, Dahomey, 1968

8.00

-10%

7.20

Mint NH

1968, Fairy tales 6v

sgz0487, Guinea, Republic, 1968

5.00
Mint NH

1968, Animals 9v

sgz0495, Guinea, Republic, 1968

9.00

-10%

8.10

Mint NH

1968, Animals 3 s/s

sgzpb029, Guinea, Republic, 1968

9.50

-10%

8.55

Mint NH

1968, Animals 3 s/s, Imperforated

sgzpb029b, Guinea, Republic, 1968

14.00
Mint NH

1969, Zapata fauna 7v

scvp1551, Cuba, 1969

1969, Reptiles 5v

smvp0364, Mauritania, 1969

7.50

-10%

6.75

Mint NH

1969, Wild animals 9v

sprp1938, Paraguay, 1969

1969, Parimaribo zoo 3v

ssu0516, Suriname, Colony, 1969

1.70
Mint NH
1.10
First Day Cover

1969, Definitives, animals 15v

ssw0160, Eswatini/Swaziland, 1969

30.00
Mint NH

1970, Christmas 4v

sbtp0067, Botswana, 1970

1970, Christmas s/s

sbtb004, Botswana, 1970

2.10

-10%

1.89

Mint NH

1971, Animal protection 20v

smmp0514, Manama, 1971

5.00
Mint NH

1971, UNICEF, toys 6v

stop0896, Togo, 1971

1971, Wildlife conservation 4v [+]

sus1037, United States of America, 1971

1.00
Mint NH
1.50
First Day Cover

1972, Rotary Club 1v

smi0342, Mali, 1972

1972, Zoo animals 9v

spl2162, Poland, 1972

2.50

-10%

2.25

Used or CTO

1972, Animals 16v m/s

sump1002kb, Umm al-Quwain, 1972

4.50
Mint NH

1973, Secheresse 1v

sdhp0526, Dahomey, 1973

2.50

-10%

2.25

Mint NH

1973, Animals 4v

snjp0383, Niger, 1973

3.80

-10%

3.42

Mint NH

1973, Animals 5v

sov0446, Upper Volta, 1973

8.00

-10%

7.20

Mint NH

1973, Jamaica 2v

stcp0305, Turks and Caicos Islands, 1973

1975, Archaeology 4v

scop1288, Colombia, 1975

5.25
Mint NH

1976, Children books 1v

smip0547, Mali, 1976

1976, Reptiles 5v

smi0523, Mali, 1976

4.00

-10%

3.60

Mint NH

1976, Reptiles 6v

ssvp1178, El Salvador, 1976

5.00
Mint NH

1977, Definitives, animals 17v

sbp0001, Bophuthatswana, 1977

12.00

-15%

10.20

Mint NH
5.56
Used or CTO

1977, Animals 6x4v [:::]

sbu1355, Burundi, 1977

50.00

-10%

45.00

Mint NH

25.00

-10%

22.50

Unused (hinged)

1977, Animals 6x4v [:::]

sbu1331, Burundi, 1977

36.00

-10%

32.40

Mint NH

1977, Nature conservation 4v

sgap0358, Gambia, 1977

5.00
Mint NH

1977, Reptiles 11v

sgz0782, Guinea, Republic, 1977

20.00

-15%

17.00

Mint NH

1977, WWF, animals 5v

ske0087, Kenia, 1977

1977, WWF, animals s/s

skepb010, Kenia, 1977

1977, WWF, animals 5v

soe0166, Uganda, 1977

7.00

-15%

5.95

Mint NH

1977, WWF, animals s/s

soeb008, Uganda, 1977

9.00

-15%

7.65

Mint NH

1977, WWF, animals 5v

sta0082, Tanzania, 1977

12.00

-15%

10.20

Mint NH

1977, International letter week 4v

sthp0850, Thailand, 1977

10.00
Mint NH

1977, Protected animals 6v

sto1235, Togo, 1977

5.25

-15%

4.46

Mint NH

1978, WWF, animals 6v

scj0532, Central Africa, 1978

22.50

-10%

20.25

Mint NH

4.50

-10%

4.05

Mint NH

1978, WWF, Animals 6 s/s

scjp0532bl, Central Africa, 1978

1979, Definitives, reptiles 16v

ssl0385, Solomon Islands, 1979

11.00
Mint NH

1980, Endangered animals 2v

scn0940, Cameroon, 1980

4.50

-10%

4.05

Mint NH

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