Nile Crocodiles appearing in Egyptian drains and villages hundreds of kilometres from their natural habitat, residents feared they were spreading north; later, wildlife experts proposed a very different explanation.

For weeks, reports of Nile crocodiles appearing in irrigation canals, village drains and waterways across northern Egypt left residents bewildered. Videos circulating online showed young crocodiles swimming through narrow channels hundreds of kilometres from their natural habitat around southern Egypt's Lake Nasser, prompting fears that the iconic reptiles were expanding their range northwards.

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