The fourth of six programmes
With sinister 'grin', powerful Jaws and fearsome reputation, Nile crocodiles are, to most of us, creatures to be avoided.
This award-winning production introduces naturalist Tony Pooley, who has made a remarkable observation which shows that this living relative of the dinosaur can be a caring and sensitive creature; it uses its mouth to cradle its young as well as to crush its prey. What's more, they come when he calls!
BBC Bristol
(Next week: The Passing of the Buck)
Book, Wildlife Through the Camera, £10.25 from booksellers
(Subtitles on Ceefax page 170)