Cave-dwelling dwarf crocodiles discovered

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orange cave crocodiles

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Orange dwarf cave crocodiles: The crocs that crawled into a cave, ate bats, and started mutating into a new species

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Orange dwarf crocodiles live deep in Gabon 's Abanda cave system.

They live in complete darkness, feast on bats and swim in liquid guano (aka bat poop) Scientists say they may even be in the process of evolving into a new species.

Their diets are very different, with the cave crocs feeding on crickets and bats.

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