Adam Britton

Zoologist and crocodile specialist at Big Gecko ( Expect tweets on croc science, human croc conflict, wildlife photography, dogs. Manages Smaug.

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

@DrTLStubbs @_Crocodiles @JohnRHutchinson @masayaiijima @drmambobob I've made several over the years and used them successfully with large porosus, not bomb proof nor super accurate but easily replaced, gets the message across on TV.

[Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. @KatherineJWu]

hungry boa constrictors have to manage two things at once: squeezing their prey to death—which compresses their ribs down—and breathing, which requires expanding their ribs out. here's the very cool science behind how they manage both at once.

https://t.co/cDbze9aAhS

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

@briankeating Bats sound funny while eating

[Dr Simon Pooley @s_pooley]

Great to see this new paper on improving human-crocodilian coexistence in Brazil, with its fabulous diversity of species. Also to see authors building on growing regional literature on humans-crocs summarised last year in Conservation Science and Practice. https://t.co/DSOQnkvzqS

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

@aroseadam Surely handling alligators has prepared you for this!

More importantly, congrats!

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

Very interesting. I have questions, but this study needs doing more widely for crocs. https://t.co/HtIr9Qj67s

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

When Smaug is away, the freshies will play.

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

@_Crocodiles Croc and gator teeth do this all the time though, wearing grooves, sockets or holes into jaw bones as they grow. Breakthrough holes are normal in some species (usually through the premaxilla), and while unusual in gators it can happen with misalignment or in older animals. 🐊

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

Finally a great photo of this. Who to credit @GatorsDaily? https://t.co/lVi2TVK3Ld

[Gators Daily 🐊 @GatorsDaily]

other animals: *oh no it's cold!?!?! can't survive :'(*

gator: *I raise my snoot out da freezing water and relax*

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

@_Crocodiles Not accurate, see Platt et al https://t.co/xMvJIg2Bh5

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

I like signs that don't beat around the bush.

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

Got power back at last. Just in time to catch up on #croctober with this great overview of living croc species in #26daysofcroc by @afrosuchia. He saves the best for last of course! https://t.co/Of8w1QtcJC

[Shailendra Singh PhD @Rivertiger85]

Gharial, a fish eating croc often entangle in nylon fishing nets due to their long snout all across their range, fishers chop their snouts off to save the net. Its miraculous how they survive and heal and known as "Tadiyal" by locals. pc https://t.co/WKVHWaINjn @CrocSpecGroup

[VNC India @vncindia]

#VoluntaryNatureConservancy is pleased to announce the 9th #CharotarCrocodileCount-2022. It is a #CitizenScience Initiative by @vncindia designed to bring together a diverse set of participants to be part of the mugger crocodile counting exercise (1/5)

#CCC2022
#CrocCount

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

@_Crocodiles That croc is yawning, not chomping though. You can tell from the way the palatal valve is slightly open. A reverse chomp, then.

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

Great example of why being an ambush predator is the best kind of predator.

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

@conservbytes Next time you're up here, let me know.

[Global Conservation Solutions @_GCS_]

Thanks to #conservation efforts in #China, the pop'n of critically #endangered Chinese #Alligators has doubled since 2003!

#rewilding #gators #crocodilians #reptiles #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #optimism #conservationoptimism #news #LetNatureThrive

https://t.co/wpljsNaDGG

[Ardiantiono @Ardiantiono]

(1/6) Media shapes public perceptions of wildlife conservation. How they cover (-) human-predator interaction? Is there any species bias?

Here we conduct media content analysis of conflict between people and charismatic 🐅 & less-charismatic 🐊 in Indonesia #DICECON21 #HumWild

[Adam Britton @adambritton]

@BrianEngh_Art Salties and freshies often bask together where they overlap. Tolerance is more common than people think because photos of freshies being eaten get shared a lot. Competition is reduced where resources are plentiful. This photo from the Daly River for example.