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Sreath a tha a' toirt thugainn fiosrachadh a tha inntinneach agus iongantach mu chuid de na h-ainmhidhean as fhe脿rr leinn. An-diugh, tha sinn a' coinneachadh ri Carl, Crogall Abhainn N矛l a tha a' fuireach c貌mhla ri bhr脿ithrean 's a pheathraichean ann an Abhainn Luangwa ann an Zambia. Tha faisg air seachdain o th脿inig Carl 脿s an ugh, agus tha e 24 cm a dh'fhaid. Fad 5 seachdainean bheir am m脿thair an aire orra gu c霉ramach agus d矛onaidh i iad o chreachadairean. Ach f脿saidh iad gu 6 meatairean agus dh'fhaodadh iad a bhith be貌 50 bliadhna. Tha p猫istean a' tighinn dhan t-saoghal leis a' chuid mh貌r de na sgilean a dh'fheumas iad: b' urrainn Carl sn脿mh agus coiseachd. 'S e fuil fhuar a tha ann an Carl is chan urrainn dha teas a chruthachadh ach tha e ga bhl脿thachadh fh猫in le gathan na gr猫ine. Nuair a dh'fh脿sas e suas, bidh e a' sealg ainmhidhean m貌ra ach 's e iasg am pr矛omh bhiadh aige.

Investigative guides which reveal amazing facts about members of the animal kingdom. Today's focus is on Carl, a Nile crocodile who lives with his 30 brothers and sisters in Zambia's Luangwa River. It is nearly a week since Carl hatched from an egg, and he is 24cm long from his snout to the tip of his tail. For the first five weeks, his mother will provide him with loving care and protect him from predators, including other adult crocs. However, he will grow up to six metres long and could live for over 50 years.

Reptiles emerge into the world with most of the skills they need to survive, and Carl could walk and swim right away. He is cold-blooded and unable to produce heat within his body, but already he knows how to warm himself up with the sun's rays. When he's grown up, Carl will hunt much bigger animals like antelope and buffalo, but his main food will be fish.