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In Gabon known for its geological diversity and its fauna, the scientists took the great surprise to discover orange crocodiles, unique in the world, living among bat droppings in the caves.
"When I approached with my flashlight in the cave, I saw red eyes … crocodile in 2008. Two years later, we released a first specimen of the cave and we realized that it was orange ", remember the geoarchaeologist, specialist in archaeological sediments, Richard Oslisly.
A double discovery extraordinary, while he and a team of investigators were trying to find remains of human presence in the caves of Abanda, south of Gabon
The " Caveman Orange Crocodile ", which can measure up to 1.70 meters, is unique in the world and has only been seen in the caves of the African country, according to Oslisly.
"Al principle we think that the smell could be due to their diet, since we found that these reptiles eat bats orange," says the French researcher.
An investigator holds the captured crocodile in the caves of Abanda Photo: AFP
Shirley maintains, however, that crocodiles may have were installed in their caverns by their own decision and that they can not be trapped there.
Crocodiles in caves have, in fact, a group of unique genes passed down from generation to generation. Scientists have found by comparing blood samples of troglodyte dwelling specimens with those of their dwarf cousins living only on the surface in Gabon.
Although the crocodile is already a protected species in Gabon Oslisly advocates that the caves of Abanda become a "fully protected sanctuary".
"Much remains to be discovered in the caves of Abanda ", says the geoarchaeologist, who hopes to promote "scientific tourism" there.
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