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What large mammal, once considered sacred in ancient times, lives in the Nile and its wetlands and can grow up to 5 metres in length?
Answer: Nile crocodile — The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), revered in ancient Egypt as the god Sobek, can reach lengths of 5 metres and is Africa's largest reptile — it still inhabits Lake Nasser and isolated stretches of the Upper Nile, though it has disappeared from the Delta.
- A Hippopotamus
- B Nile crocodile ✓
- C Nile monitor lizard
- D African elephant
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), revered in ancient Egypt as the god Sobek, can reach lengths of 5 metres and is Africa's largest reptile — it still inhabits Lake Nasser and isolated stretches of the Upper Nile, though it has disappeared from the Delta.