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A fact from Nile crocodile appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 December 2004. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the largest African crocodile, the Nile crocodile, is both hated and revered, especially in Ancient Egypt where crocodiles were mummified, and worshipped as gods?

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Etymology

I think this etymology is incorrect and should be changed. The word "crocodile" and romance language equivalents is very old and certainly predates binomial nomenclature. The most parsimonious explanation for the genus name "Crocodylus" is that it was already the Latin word for crocodile. The Online Etymology Dictionary says the word can be traced back to Greek, but origins within Greek are unknown unless you accept Herodotus as a source. Theflashisgone (talk) 01:47, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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-== Humans in 'Hunting and diet' Section? ==
+== Etymology ==
-Given the Nile Croc's extensive predation of humans, would it not make sense to list them among its prey in the appropriate section under the 'Mammals' sub-heading under 'Hunting and diet'?[[User:Sɑk pʰʌpəʔ|Sɑk pʰʌpəʔ]] ([[User talk:Sɑk pʰʌpəʔ|talk]]) 02:17, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
+I think this etymology is incorrect and should be changed. The word "crocodile" and romance language equivalents is very old and certainly predates binomial nomenclature. The most parsimonious explanation for the genus name "Crocodylus" is that it was already the Latin word for crocodile. The Online Etymology Dictionary says the word can be traced back to Greek, but origins within Greek are unknown unless you accept Herodotus as a source. [[User:Theflashisgone|Theflashisgone]] ([[User talk:Theflashisgone|talk]]) 01:47, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
-:No, we're just biased in that we notice when humans are eaten, but now wildebeest or fish.  Even if you restrict to adult crocs, the fraction of calories the total crocodile population acquires from humans is insignificant. [[User:HCA|HCA]] ([[User talk:HCA|talk]]) 16:48, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
-::The same is likely true of the Saltwater Crocodile, but there (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile#Hunting_and_diet) humans are listed as prey under the 'Hunting and diet' section.[[User:Sɑk pʰʌpəʔ|Sɑk pʰʌpəʔ]] ([[User talk:Sɑk pʰʌpəʔ|talk]]) 14:18, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
-== Deaths ==
-The Nile Crocodile is considered to be one of the most dangerous reptiles in the world and is responsible for nearly to over 1,000 deaths in Africa every year. One study posited the number of attacks by Nile crocodiles per year as 275 to 745, of which 63% are known to be fatal.
-Because these reptiles live in close proximity to humans, attacks are frequent which can lead to more possible fatal attacks. [[User:Mariofan 520|Mariofan 520]] ([[User talk:Mariofan 520|talk]]) 02:17, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
-:Yes, we can read the article too. What's your purpose in copying chunks of it to the talkpage? [[User:Meters|Meters]] ([[User talk:Meters|talk]]) 07:10, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
-== Miocene fossil record? ==
-While many of the fossil specimens assigned to the nile crocodile come from the Quarternary, these papers imply that fossil Nile crocodiles have been found as far back as the Miocene. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature00880, https://www.nature.com/articles/318173a0--[[User:Bubblesorg|Bubblesorg]] ([[User talk:Bubblesorg|talk]]) 20:01, 20 July 2020 (UTC)