We’ve just realised that a tiny West African crocodile can moo

Crocodile roars – and moos – may assist conservationists monitor populations of species which can be laborious to trace by means of visible surveys.

The large-eyed, tiny-bodied African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) prowls the dense forests and slender streams of West Africa. However the species may be very laborious to identify and very tough to rely. Scientists assume that it’s fairly widespread, nevertheless, as a result of the tiny crocodiles present up within the bushmeat commerce lots.

“There’s nonetheless sufficient of them to be caught and offered, however that additionally means there’s in all probability fairly an enormous conservation …