: a large long-snouted crocodilian (Gavialis gangeticus of the family Gavialidae) of India
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From the Asian elephant to the gharial, there’s a staggering array of native wildlife that’s been calling India home for eons, with no shortage of iconic mammals, birds and reptiles to be found during a visit.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Beware of giant spiders:Thousands of tarantulas to emerge in 3 states for mating season
Critically endangered
Over 1,500 gharials live in the wild in India and Nepal, according to National Geographic.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Two of the gharials hatched in mid-June and two hatched in mid-July, Poole said.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
The hatchlings were the first gharials born at the zoo and only the second time a gharial has been born in the U.S., according to zoo officials.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
This gnarly-looking gharial is a crocodilian.
—Courtney Linder, Gloria Dawson, Dan Shapley, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the gharial is the ghara, the bulbous lump at the end of the snout.
—Emily Sohn, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2018
Already gone from more than 90 percent of its original range, the gharial is now limited to 14 populations.
—Emily Sohn, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2018
The trio live in Mesa Crocodile Habitat along with other turtles and Indian crocodilians known as gharial.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Beware of giant spiders:Thousands of tarantulas to emerge in 3 states for mating season
Critically endangered
Over 1,500 gharials live in the wild in India and Nepal, according to National Geographic.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Two of the gharials hatched in mid-June and two hatched in mid-July, Poole said.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
The hatchlings were the first gharials born at the zoo and only the second time a gharial has been born in the U.S., according to zoo officials.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
This gnarly-looking gharial is a crocodilian.
—Courtney Linder, Gloria Dawson, Dan Shapley, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the gharial is the ghara, the bulbous lump at the end of the snout.
—Emily Sohn, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2018
Already gone from more than 90 percent of its original range, the gharial is now limited to 14 populations.
—Emily Sohn, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2018
The trio live in Mesa Crocodile Habitat along with other turtles and Indian crocodilians known as gharial.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
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“Gharial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gharial. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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