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They feed mainly on fishes and are sometimes known to attack and kill sharks
close to their own size. They are very aggressive and often attack and kill human
beings within their range.
The species was indiscriminately killed for the purpose of making luxury goods
from its skin in late sixties and early seventies. The level of poaching became so
severe that the population subsequently declined, making the species
endangered.
Fig. 8.13 Birds on the intertidal mudflats of mangrove habitat
Fig. 8.14 Birds on the mangrove pneumatophores
A Checklist of Sundarban Reptiles