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	{{Era\|Animals}}{{WP-REAL}}		{{Era\|Animals}}{{WP-REAL}}
	[[File:AC4-Nassau CrocodileHunter.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Edward Kenway battling a crocodile]]		[[File:AC4-Nassau CrocodileHunter.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Edward Kenway battling a crocodile]]
	'''Crocodiles''' are large carnivorous, aquatic ~~reptiles with~~ a tough [[hide]], long snout, and a heavy tail. Native to the [[Caribbean]] and [[Africa]],<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> the crocodile resembles its relative, the [[alligator]] which chiefly inhabits the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> It is a ferocious animal known for violent, apparently unprovoked attacks on [[human]]s.<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACO" />		'''Crocodiles''' are large carnivorous, aquatic reptiles with a tough [[hide]], long snout, and a heavy tail. Native to the [[Caribbean]] and [[Africa]],<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> the crocodile resembles its relative, the [[alligator]] which chiefly inhabits the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> It is a ferocious animal known for violent, apparently unprovoked attacks on [[human]]s.<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACO" />

	==History==		==History==

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	[[File:Crocodile-crocodilopolis-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Petsuchos, a worshipped crocodile in Krokodilopolis]]		[[File:Crocodile-crocodilopolis-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Petsuchos, a worshipped crocodile in Krokodilopolis]]
	Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians ~~worshiped~~ crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship ~~to Sobek~~ was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in [[Philae\|Philae Island]], south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] assassinated the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses ~~found~~ there ~~while Khepri left~~.<ref name="ERPB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>		Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshipped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] of Sobek on [[Philae\|Philae Island]], south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] assassinated the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses left there.<ref name="ERPB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>

	===9th century===		===9th century===

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	{{Era\|Animals}}{{WP-REAL}}		{{Era\|Animals}}{{WP-REAL}}
	[[File:AC4-Nassau CrocodileHunter.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Edward Kenway battling a crocodile]]		[[File:AC4-Nassau CrocodileHunter.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Edward Kenway battling a crocodile]]
	'''Crocodiles''' are large carnivorous, aquatic reptiles with a tough [[hide]], long snout, and a heavy tail. Native to the [[Caribbean]] and [[Africa]],<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> the crocodile resembles its relative, the [[alligator]] which chiefly inhabits the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>		'''Crocodiles''' are large carnivorous, aquatic reptiles with a tough [[hide]], long snout, and a heavy tail. Native to the [[Caribbean]] and [[Africa]],<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> the crocodile resembles its relative, the [[alligator]] which chiefly inhabits the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> It is a ferocious animal known for violent, apparently unprovoked attacks on [[human]]s.<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACO" />

	It is a ferocious animal known for violent, apparently unprovoked attacks on [[human]]s.<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACO" />

	==History==		==History==
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	In 824, near [[Cairo\|Fustat]], a young thief working under the collector [[Dervis]], [[Roshan]], went out onto the Nile towards a rarely used [[felucca]], in order to obtain a small wooden box from one of her personal stashes. However, she monitored the waters carefully for any crocodiles.<ref name="Chapter 18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' – Chapter Eighteen - Fustat, 824</ref>		In 824, near [[Cairo\|Fustat]], a young thief working under the collector [[Dervis]], [[Roshan]], went out onto the Nile towards a rarely used [[felucca]], in order to obtain a small wooden box from one of her personal stashes. However, she monitored the waters carefully for any crocodiles.<ref name="Chapter 18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' – Chapter Eighteen - Fustat, 824</ref>

	While collecting the box, Roshan waded through the water but startled one crocodile with her foot. Nervously, she evaded it and made her way towards a [[cattle]] farm. Fortunately, while she escaped the crocodile, the nearby farmers attacked and pushed ~~back~~ the creature back into the river, allowing Roshan to leave unnoticed.<ref name="Chapter 18"/>		While collecting the box, Roshan waded through the water but startled one crocodile with her foot. Nervously, she evaded it and made her way towards a [[cattle]] farm. Fortunately, while she escaped the crocodile, the nearby farmers attacked and pushed the creature back into the river, allowing Roshan to leave unnoticed.<ref name="Chapter 18"/>

	===18th century===		===18th century===

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1st century BCE

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	[[File:Crocodile-crocodilopolis-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Petsuchos, a worshipped crocodile in Krokodilopolis]]		[[File:Crocodile-crocodilopolis-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Petsuchos, a worshipped crocodile in Krokodilopolis]]
	Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in ~~{{Wiki~~\|Philae Island}}, south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] assassinated the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name="ERPB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>		Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in [[Philae\|Philae Island]], south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] assassinated the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name="ERPB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>

	===9th century===		===9th century===

imported>Datu Hulyo: There are no crocodiles in China. Only alligators.

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There are no crocodiles in China. Only alligators.

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	[[File:ACP Crocodile Headdress.png\|thumb\|250px\|A crocodile headdress]]		[[File:ACP Crocodile Headdress.png\|thumb\|250px\|A crocodile headdress]]
	In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] [[Hunting\|hunted]] crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|craft]] a holster for his [[pistol]] and a pouch for his [[rope dart]]s.<ref name="AC4" /> Around the same time, [[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Headdresses - Gorgeous adornments\|acquired]] a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>		In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] [[Hunting\|hunted]] crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|craft]] a holster for his [[pistol]] and a pouch for his [[rope dart]]s.<ref name="AC4" /> Around the same time, [[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Headdresses - Gorgeous adornments\|acquired]] a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>

	Crocodile meat can also be consumed as a form of exotic food. In 1725, Edward hunted two crocodiles in the swamp near [[Zhang's village]] in order to provide food to the villagers as gratitude for letting him and [[John Young]] take shelter in the settlement.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 5\|Episode 5]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">		<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
	ACO Crocodile lair.png\|A crocodile lair in Ptolemaic Egypt		ACO Crocodile lair.png\|A crocodile lair in Ptolemaic Egypt
	~~ACFT - Village feast.png\|Chinese villagers eating crocodile meat~~
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Apocalypse]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Apocalypse]]''

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	[[File:ACP Crocodile Headdress.png\|thumb\|250px\|A crocodile headdress]]		[[File:ACP Crocodile Headdress.png\|thumb\|250px\|A crocodile headdress]]
	In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] [[Hunting\|hunted]] crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|craft]] a holster for his [[pistol]] and a pouch for his [[rope dart]]s.<ref name="AC4" /> Around the same time, [[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Headdresses - Gorgeous adornments\|acquired]] a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>		In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] [[Hunting\|hunted]] crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|craft]] a holster for his [[pistol]] and a pouch for his [[rope dart]]s.<ref name="AC4" /> Around the same time, [[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Headdresses - Gorgeous adornments\|acquired]] a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>

	Crocodile meat can also be consumed as a form of exotic food. In 1725, Edward hunted two crocodiles in the swamp near [[Zhang's village]] in order to provide food to the villagers as gratitude for letting him and [[John Young]] take shelter in the settlement.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 5\|Episode 5]]</ref>		Crocodile meat can also be consumed as a form of exotic food. In 1725, Edward hunted two crocodiles in the swamp near [[Zhang's village]] in order to provide food to the villagers as gratitude for letting him and [[John Young]] take shelter in the settlement.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 5\|Episode 5]]</ref>

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	[[File:Crocodile-crocodilopolis-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Petsuchos, a worshipped crocodile in Krokodilopolis]]		[[File:Crocodile-crocodilopolis-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Petsuchos, a worshipped crocodile in Krokodilopolis]]
	Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in {{Wiki\|Philae Island}}, south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] ~~defeated~~ [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah~~\|The Medicine~~]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name = "~~Chapter 02~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>		Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in {{Wiki\|Philae Island}}, south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] assassinated the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name="ERPB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>

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	[[File:ACP Crocodile Headdress.png\|thumb\|~~200px~~\|A crocodile headdress]]		[[File:ACP Crocodile Headdress.png\|thumb\|250px\|A crocodile headdress]]
	In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] [[Hunting\|hunted]] crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|craft]] a holster for his [[pistol]] and a pouch for his [[rope dart]]s.<ref name="AC4" /> Around the same time, [[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Headdresses - Gorgeous adornments\|acquired]] a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>		In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] [[Hunting\|hunted]] crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|craft]] a holster for his [[pistol]] and a pouch for his [[rope dart]]s.<ref name="AC4" /> Around the same time, [[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Headdresses - Gorgeous adornments\|acquired]] a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>

	Crocodile meat can also be consumed as a form of exotic food. In 1725, Edward hunted two crocodiles in the swamp near [[Zhang's village]] in order to provide food to the villagers as gratitude for letting him and [[John Young]] take shelter in the ~~village~~.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 5\|Episode 5]]</ref>		Crocodile meat can also be consumed as a form of exotic food. In 1725, Edward hunted two crocodiles in the swamp near [[Zhang's village]] in order to provide food to the villagers as gratitude for letting him and [[John Young]] take shelter in the settlement.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 5\|Episode 5]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">		<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
	ACO Crocodile lair.png\|A crocodile lair in Ptolemaic Egypt		ACO Crocodile lair.png\|A crocodile lair in Ptolemaic Egypt
			ACFT - Village feast.png\|Chinese villagers eating crocodile meat
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	==History==		==History==
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	~~[[File:Crocodile-crocodilopolis-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Petsuchos, a worshipped crocodile in Krokodilopolis\|alt=]]~~
	Widely endemic throughout Africa, crocodiles were historically a common sight along the [[Nile]], ranging as far north as [[Lake Mareotis]] where they made their lairs along its banks.<ref name="ACO" /> They were at times a menace to the [[Egypt]]ians living along those shores; in 48 BCE, a group of crocodiles trapped a drunken [[Greece\|Greek]] man, [[Klaudios]], at the top of a half-submerged, broken column off the island of the [[Lost Crypt]]. The creatures, anxious to devour Klaudios, were all slaughtered by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] as he came to rescue Klaudios.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hidden Tax]]</ref> Despite the inherent danger of gathering crocodile eggs, the venture was considered worthwhile, as the eggs were valued due to their observed medicinal properties, and one egg was worth 12 [[drachma]]e.<ref name="ACO" />		Widely endemic throughout Africa, crocodiles were historically a common sight along the [[Nile]], ranging as far north as [[Lake Mareotis]] where they made their lairs along its banks.<ref name="ACO" /> They were at times a menace to the [[Egypt]]ians living along those shores; in 48 BCE, a group of crocodiles trapped a drunken [[Greece\|Greek]] man, [[Klaudios]], at the top of a half-submerged, broken column off the island of the [[Lost Crypt]]. The creatures, anxious to devour Klaudios, were all slaughtered by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] as he came to rescue Klaudios.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hidden Tax]]</ref> Despite the inherent danger of gathering crocodile eggs, the venture was considered worthwhile, as the eggs were valued due to their observed medicinal properties, and one egg was worth 12 [[drachma]]e.<ref name="ACO" />

			[[File:Crocodile-crocodilopolis-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Petsuchos, a worshipped crocodile in Krokodilopolis]]
	Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in {{Wiki\|Philae Island}}, south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] defeated [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah\|The Medicine]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name = "Chapter 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>		Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in {{Wiki\|Philae Island}}, south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] defeated [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah\|The Medicine]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name = "Chapter 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>

	===9th ~~Century~~===		===9th century===
	In 824, near [[Cairo\|Fustat]], a young thief working under collector [[Dervis]], [[Roshan]] went out onto the Nile towards a rarely used [[felucca]], in order to obtain a small wooden box from one of her personal stashes. However, she monitored the waters carefully for any crocodiles. While ~~obtaining~~ the box, ~~she wades~~ through the water but ~~startles~~ one with her foot. Nervously, she ~~evades~~ it and ~~makes~~ her way towards a [[cattle]] farm. Fortunately, while she ~~escapes~~ the crocodile, the nearby farmers ~~attack~~ and ~~push~~ back the creature back into the river, ~~leaving~~ Roshan to leave unnoticed.<ref name="Chapter ~~18DNO~~"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' – Chapter Eighteen - Fustat, 824<~~/~~ref~~>		In 824, near [[Cairo\|Fustat]], a young thief working under the collector [[Dervis]], [[Roshan]], went out onto the Nile towards a rarely used [[felucca]], in order to obtain a small wooden box from one of her personal stashes. However, she monitored the waters carefully for any crocodiles.<ref name="Chapter 18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' – Chapter Eighteen - Fustat, 824</ref>

			While collecting the box, Roshan waded through the water but startled one crocodile with her foot. Nervously, she evaded it and made her way towards a [[cattle]] farm. Fortunately, while she escaped the crocodile, the nearby farmers attacked and pushed back the creature back into the river, allowing Roshan to leave unnoticed.<ref name="Chapter 18"/>

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	In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] [[Hunting\|hunted]] crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|craft]] a holster for his [[pistol]] and a pouch for his [[rope dart]]s.<ref name="AC4" /> Around the same time, [[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Headdresses - Gorgeous adornments\|acquired]] a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>		In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] [[Hunting\|hunted]] crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|craft]] a holster for his [[pistol]] and a pouch for his [[rope dart]]s.<ref name="AC4" /> Around the same time, [[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Headdresses - Gorgeous adornments\|acquired]] a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>

	Crocodile meat is also consumed as a form of exotic food. In 1725, Edward ~~Kenway~~ hunted crocodiles in the swamp near [[Zhang's village]] in order to provide food to the villagers as gratitude for letting him and [[John Young]] take ~~refuge~~ in the village.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''</ref>		Crocodile meat can also be consumed as a form of exotic food. In 1725, Edward hunted two crocodiles in the swamp near [[Zhang's village]] in order to provide food to the villagers as gratitude for letting him and [[John Young]] take shelter in the village.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 5\|Episode 5]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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Appearances

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Apocalypse]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	Widely endemic throughout Africa, crocodiles were historically a common sight along the [[Nile]], ranging as far north as [[Lake Mareotis]] where they made their lairs along its banks.<ref name="ACO" /> They were at times a menace to the [[Egypt]]ians living along those shores; in 48 BCE, a group of crocodiles trapped a drunken [[Greece\|Greek]] man, [[Klaudios]], at the top of a half-submerged, broken column off the island of the [[Lost Crypt]]. The creatures, anxious to devour Klaudios, were all slaughtered by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] as he came to rescue Klaudios.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hidden Tax]]</ref> Despite the inherent danger of gathering crocodile eggs, the venture was considered worthwhile, as the eggs were valued due to their observed medicinal properties, and one egg was worth 12 [[drachma]]e.<ref name="ACO" />		Widely endemic throughout Africa, crocodiles were historically a common sight along the [[Nile]], ranging as far north as [[Lake Mareotis]] where they made their lairs along its banks.<ref name="ACO" /> They were at times a menace to the [[Egypt]]ians living along those shores; in 48 BCE, a group of crocodiles trapped a drunken [[Greece\|Greek]] man, [[Klaudios]], at the top of a half-submerged, broken column off the island of the [[Lost Crypt]]. The creatures, anxious to devour Klaudios, were all slaughtered by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] as he came to rescue Klaudios.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hidden Tax]]</ref> Despite the inherent danger of gathering crocodile eggs, the venture was considered worthwhile, as the eggs were valued due to their observed medicinal properties, and one egg was worth 12 [[drachma]]e.<ref name="ACO" />

	Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in {{Wiki\|Philae Island}}, south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] defeated [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah\|The Medicine]] and her guards, they ~~enetered~~ the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name = "Chapter 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>		Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae\|temple]] in {{Wiki\|Philae Island}}, south of the city of [[Swenett\|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] defeated [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah\|The Medicine]] and her guards, they entered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name = "Chapter 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref>

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