Aestivate
After the wet season the crocodiles sink into the mud, they breathe shallow, their hearts beat slow and they rest in the cool mud to wait for rain.
"Like most reptiles, crocodiles are cold-blooded animals and prefer to take up residence in tropical areas close to wetlands. They cannot generate heat on their own, therefore they go into a period of long sleep (or aestivation, a similar state to hibernation) until the weather heats up again. " ~ stockland.com.au
An assisted self portrait with camera work by Lewellyn Moulin on Dalabon/Ngalkon country in the Northern Territory, Australia.
After the wet season the crocodiles sink into the mud, they breathe shallow, their hearts beat slow and they rest in the cool mud to wait for rain.
"Like most reptiles, crocodiles are cold-blooded animals and prefer to take up residence in tropical areas close to wetlands. They cannot generate heat on their own, therefore they go into a period of long sleep (or aestivation, a similar state to hibernation) until the weather heats up again. " ~ stockland.com.au
An assisted self portrait with camera work by Lewellyn Moulin on Dalabon/Ngalkon country in the Northern Territory, Australia.
After the wet season the crocodiles sink into the mud, they breathe shallow, their hearts beat slow and they rest in the cool mud to wait for rain.
"Like most reptiles, crocodiles are cold-blooded animals and prefer to take up residence in tropical areas close to wetlands. They cannot generate heat on their own, therefore they go into a period of long sleep (or aestivation, a similar state to hibernation) until the weather heats up again. " ~ stockland.com.au
An assisted self portrait with camera work by Lewellyn Moulin on Dalabon/Ngalkon country in the Northern Territory, Australia.