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Giant saltwater crocodile

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Giant saltwater crocodile
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Urist likes giant saltwater crocodiles for their strength.
Biome

Variations

Saltwater crocodile - Saltwater crocodile man - Giant saltwater crocodile

Attributes
Alignment: Savage

· Amphibious · Exotic mount

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 500

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Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Birth: 483 cm3
Mid: 3,220,000 cm3
Max: 6,440,000 cm3
Food products
Eggs 20-70
Age
Adult at: 3
Max age: 60-100
Butchering returns

(Value multiplier ×3)

Food items

Meat 174
Fat 62
Brain 7
Heart 3
Lungs 14
Intestines 23
Liver 7
Kidneys 6
Tripe 7
Sweetbread 3
Eyes 2
Spleen 3

Raw materials

Bones 98
Skull 1
Skin Scales
Gizzard stone 1
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A huge monster in the shape of a saltwater crocodile.

Giant saltwater crocodiles are the much larger giant cousins of the saltwater crocodile who can be found in savage tropical wetlands. At over 6 tons, they are among the largest creatures in savage environments, being only slightly smaller than a cyclops, and they know well how to use their massive size; a dwarf caught by a giant saltwater crocodile has a good chance of being torn to shreds in seconds, and they are eager to scare civilians or inexperienced soldiers into the water for an even quicker death. If you are having trouble with giant saltwater crocs, fight them with the most well equipped and experienced members of your military, or use cage traps.

These monsters may be worth more alive, however. While their pet value is actually lower than that of their normal counterparts (500 vs 700), if the player manages to capture and train them, giant saltwater crocodiles are the best egg-layers in the entire game; not only do they lay a staggering amount of eggs for egg production (20 to 70 each time), the crocs may also be hatched and butchered into a colossal source of meat, bones and prepared organs. An adult giant saltwater towers over a jabberer, and if used as a fortress defense force, the goblin rabble will only be able to match your beasts by employing cave dragons.

Some dwarves like giant saltwater crocodiles for their strength.