The Food of a Sample of Crocodiles (Crocodilus Niloticus L.) From Lake Victoria

SUMMARY The stomach‐contents of sixty‐seven crocodiles from Napoleon Gulf, Lake Victoria, and two from elsewhere in Uganda have been examined. The lengths of all crocodiles were recorded. In recording the results, consideration has been given to the size and abundance of food items, as well as to the frequency of their occurrence. A detailed list of stomach‐contents is given, and also brief notes on some of the food organisms. These data confirm previous observations on the food of crocodiles in Uganda in so far as they demonstrate a change in diet with size. In the present series, insects provided the most important food of crocodiles less than 1 metre long, but larger individuals fed to a progressively greater extent on fishes and other vertebrates.