ark an ika ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁populations ▁of ▁end anger ed ▁salt water ▁cro cod ile ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁is ▁glob ally ▁unique ▁in ▁that , ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁adult s ▁exceed ▁ 6 ▁m ▁length . ▁Near ly ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁salt water ▁cro cod iles ▁inhab it ▁the ▁rivers ▁and ▁cre eks . ▁Ar ound ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁salt water ▁cro cod iles ▁were ▁born ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁annual ▁bre eding ▁and ▁nest ing ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Records ▁accepted ▁claims ▁of ▁a ▁, ▁ ▁male ▁salt water ▁cro cod ile ▁living ▁within ▁Bh it ark an ika ▁National ▁Park . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁tra pping ▁and ▁meas uring ▁a ▁large ▁living ▁cro cod ile , ▁the ▁accuracy ▁of ▁these ▁dimensions ▁is ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁verified . ▁These ▁observations ▁and ▁estim ations ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁park ▁officials ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁ten ▁years , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁however , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁skill ▁of ▁the ▁obser vers ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁verified ▁t ape ▁measurement , ▁especially ▁considering ▁the ▁uncertainty ▁inher ent ▁in ▁visual ▁size ▁estimation ▁in ▁the ▁wild . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁park ▁report ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 0 3 ▁adult s , ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 6 ▁measured ▁over ▁; ▁ 5 ▁of ▁these