Lovely male gharial
By nawala
@nawala123 (20871)
Indonesia
September 10, 2020 8:21pm CST
When looking at the photo above, maybe some of us get goosebumps, scary, or maybe amazed. 
There is an interesting story behind this amazing photo taken by Indian photographer Dhritiman Mukherjee. While bobbing in the waters of the National Chambal Sanctuary, North India, a male freshwater gavial or gharial is waiting for more than 100 month-old cubs to climb onto its back before making the journey.
Gharial is currently critically endangered. According to the Natural History Museum, it is estimated that only 650 adult gharials live in the freshwater rivers of India and Nepal.
This photo is one of 100 images "highly praised" in the Wildlife Photographers of the Year competition, organized by Natural History London.
There is an interesting story behind this amazing photo taken by Indian photographer Dhritiman Mukherjee. While bobbing in the waters of the National Chambal Sanctuary, North India, a male freshwater gavial or gharial is waiting for more than 100 month-old cubs to climb onto its back before making the journey.
Gharial is currently critically endangered. According to the Natural History Museum, it is estimated that only 650 adult gharials live in the freshwater rivers of India and Nepal.
This photo is one of 100 images "highly praised" in the Wildlife Photographers of the Year competition, organized by Natural History London.9 people like this
9 responses
@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
21 Sep 20
what a lovely father, indeed
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
22 Sep 20
@nawala123 yes... how cruel they are
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Sep 20
Wow, what an amazing photo and what a shame that another animal is endangered. Humanity is brutal to mother nature and her children, it's really very sad.
I thought you might find this article in the National Geographic interesting, I sure did.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/g/gharial/
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Sep 20
Oh ok @nawala123 I thought you knew the man who took the photos.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
11 Sep 20
i found it in a an indoensian news portal
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
11 Sep 20
@rebelann nope, i am indonesian, not indian
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
12 Sep 20
@nawala123 You would think that as many babies as there are in this photo, they wouldn't be extinct. I guess a lot of those babies get eaten.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
12 Sep 20
@simone10 most of them will not reach adult age
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Sep 20
@nawala123 Are they dangerous to humans?
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
11 Sep 20
@DianneN crocs,alligator and caiman are more dangerous than gharial
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
11 Sep 20
yeah, it is one family with croc and alligator
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@srinireddy (113)
• India
11 Sep 20
Nice article, and thanks to Indian photographer Dhritiman Mukherjee for his nice photo, @nawala123
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@JudyEv (340278)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Sep 20
What incredible photography. We saw a gharial in Nepal. Unfortunately it was on a wall in the former Royal family's residence.
@Overflowing (3709)
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11 Sep 20
thats sounds nice i thought it was named croccodile,yes this is nice photo taken
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