: a large long-snouted crocodilian (Gavialis gangeticus of the family Gavialidae) of India
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Two of the gharials hatched in mid-June and two hatched in mid-July, Poole said.
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Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
The hatchlings were the first gharials born at the zoo and only the second time a gharial has been born in the U.S., according to zoo officials.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
This gnarly-looking gharial is a crocodilian.
—Courtney Linder, Gloria Dawson, Dan Shapley, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the gharial is the ghara, the bulbous lump at the end of the snout.
—Emily Sohn, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2018
Already gone from more than 90 percent of its original range, the gharial is now limited to 14 populations.
—Emily Sohn, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2018
The trio live in Mesa Crocodile Habitat along with other turtles and Indian crocodilians known as gharial.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
Carnivores also include reptiles like the Burmese python and the gharial, birds like vultures and roseate spoonbills, and some cuter mammals like otters and seals.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 26 May 2022
This group has many extinct members but only one living representative, the Malaysian false gharial.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2021
Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
The hatchlings were the first gharials born at the zoo and only the second time a gharial has been born in the U.S., according to zoo officials.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
This gnarly-looking gharial is a crocodilian.
—Courtney Linder, Gloria Dawson, Dan Shapley, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the gharial is the ghara, the bulbous lump at the end of the snout.
—Emily Sohn, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2018
Already gone from more than 90 percent of its original range, the gharial is now limited to 14 populations.
—Emily Sohn, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2018
The trio live in Mesa Crocodile Habitat along with other turtles and Indian crocodilians known as gharial.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
Carnivores also include reptiles like the Burmese python and the gharial, birds like vultures and roseate spoonbills, and some cuter mammals like otters and seals.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 26 May 2022
This group has many extinct members but only one living representative, the Malaysian false gharial.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2021
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