Ennedi Plateau
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The Ennedi Plateau is located in the northeast of Chad, in the regions of Ennedi-Ouest and Ennedi-Est. It is considered a part of the group of mountains known as the Ennedi Massif found in Chad, which
Camels at a waterhole in a canyon in Ennedi
Camels in the Guelta d'Archei, a landmark in the plateau
Rock paintings in Manda Guéli Cave in the Ennedi Mountains.
West African crocodile
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The West African crocodile, desert crocodile, or sacred crocodile is a species of crocodile related to, and often confused with, the larger Nile crocodile.
Ennedi Plateau
…of fauna. For example, there are at least 199 listed species of migratory birds that pass through the Ennedi. Other examples of fauna include the West African crocodile, also known as the desert crocodile, that once existed throughout the Sahara at a time of more abundant rainfall (see Neolithic Subpluvial). A striking…
Bazoule sacred crocodiles MS 6709cropped
Skull of a mummified specimen of C. suchus, 1870s
A West African crocodile in captivity
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