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Do male crocodiles help care for hatchlings?

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Illustration of an estuarine or saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) with its mouth open, showing scaly skin and powerful limbs, alongside a scale bar for size reference. — crocodile Estuarine, or saltwater, crocodile (*Crocodylus porosus*), found in brackish waters from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar east to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and south to Australia.

While female crocodiles are primarily responsible for parental care, such as guarding the nest and assisting hatchlings to the water, male crocodiles have been observed providing care in captivity. In the wild, however, the female typically remains near the nest to protect the eggs from predators and stays with her offspring for several months after they hatch.12