# @natgeo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeAZ0uAgNuA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71327409-natgeo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T21:05:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Presented by Rolex. When Matt Shirley first shone his flashlight into a cave in Gabon, dozens of crocodile eyes stared back at him. But these weren’t ordinary crocodiles. They were tiny, timid, and...orange. They had found an unlikely home underground, and an unusual source of food that helped them thrive. Discover more about the lives of Africa’s smallest crocodiles at the link in bio.

Through its partnership with the National Geographic Society and as part of its Perpetual Planet Initiative, #Rolex supports expeditions exploring and protecting remarkable places around the world, a selection of which are featured in #AfricaEarthsWildHome. #PerpetualPlanet

Photograph by hammond_robin

Africa Earth’s Wild Home premieres Friday, October 2 at 8/7c on NatGeoTV. Streaming next day on DisneyPlus and hulu.

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