Animal names in Tamil and English, Lesson on learning Tamil through English onine. Whether gharials still live in the Shweli River today is possible but remained unclear in 2012. [33] Bronx Zoo and Los Angeles Zoo received gharials in 2017. It is only present in mature animals. Seals and tablets show gharials with fish in their mouths and surrounded by fish. [69], In Bangladesh, gharials were recorded in Padma, Jamuna, Mahananda and Brahmaputra rivers between 2000 and 2015. Eggs were incubated, and hatchlings were reared to a length of about one meter or more. [35] Females dig up the hatchlings in response to hatching chirps, but do not assist them to reach the water. Common names include: Indian gharial, Indian gavial, Fish-eating crocodile, Gavial del Ganges, Gavial du Gange, Long-nosed crocodile, Bahsoolia, Nakar, Chimpta, Lamthora, Mecho Kumhir, Naka, Nakar, Shormon, Thantia, Thondre, Garial. 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[1] Some authors assumed that the gharial evolved earlier than the other crocodilians because of its distinct skull shape and dentition, indicating a more advanced level of specialisation. English Hindi Romanized Hindi: alligator: घड़ियाल: ghadiyal: ant: चींटी: chinti: bear: भालू: bhalu: bee: मधु मक्खी: madhu makhi: bird: पक्षी: pakshi: camel: ऊंट: unt: cat: बिल्ली: billi: cheetah: चीता: cheetah: chicken: मुर्गा: murga: chimpanzee: चिंपांज़ी: chimpanzi: cow The tail seems overdeveloped and is flattened on the side, more so than other crocodiles. The gharial is critically endangered as a result of habitat loss, depletion of fish reserves, and entanglement in fishing nets. One species, Rhamphosuchus crassidens of India, is believed to have grown to an enormous 15 metres or more. The crocodiles in France received six juveniles in 2000 from the premaxillae about one metre in length land-based. [ 91 ] between 1981 and 2018, a tributary of the gharial listed! 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