o the crocolitos? no, they must feed themselves.

but they’ll eat anything that fits in those tiny-yet-intimidating jaws, including but not limited to: invertebrates, fish, frogs, salamanders, unwary birds, small mammals, and meddling human fingers (if mamá crocodile doesn’t get them first, anyway)

however, the mom crocolargo will still provide her babies with transport and protection while they hunt!

yeah, you know that whole “don’t get between a mother bear and her cubs” bit of bush wisdom that’s kept an untold number of humans from getting ripped limb from limb over the eons?

that goes DOUBLE for crocodiles. watch your step around tropical rivers during the croc breeding season!