South African couple finds a crocodile in their swimming pool [photos]

The Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation recently shared the story about a crocodile rescue after Angel and Jaco Breytenbach from the North West Province in South Africa found a crocodile in their swimming pool.

‘There’s a crocodile in my pool’

Good Things Guy reported that the Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation is a small Non-Profit Organization making a big impact via Ethical Conservation, committed to putting the welfare of Wildlife first. They were eventually called after the couple mentioned above woke up and checked their security cameras before letting their animals out before they subsequently spotted the crocodile in their pool.

Photo: Facebook/The Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation

The foundation went on to share a video of the rescue. The Crocodile was safely removed and placed in a safe location and will be scanned by the Department of Nature Conservation on Monday, 1 February 2021 and then released back into its natural habitat.

Only in South Africa

It is said that various animals have been displaced and shown up in strange places due to the heavy rains brought in by Cyclone Eloise. It is believed that this crocodile came from a nearby river. On Facebook, the foundation also said that animals like these should only be handled by rescuers permitted in accordance with nature conservation guidelines.

About crocodiles

There is said to be thirteen types of crocodile species around the world. In Africa, the Nile Crocodile (or scientifically known as the Crocodylus niloticus) sits on the list of crocodiles that can be found in the continent.

There is not a lot of information about the behavior of crocodiles, however, they are considered to be social crocodiles which means that the common phrase ‘sharing is caring’ can be used to describe the way of life of for the Nile crocodile. The cooperative nature of the Nile Crocodile is evident in the sharing of lounging spots and their large food sources/spots with each other. There is however a tendency in which the crocodiles that are bigger in size, and thus at the top of the hierarchy, have primary access to these spots. They are also known to scavenge from carcasses with other animals that they are able to tolerate.