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11. — The Crocodiles of Kankeria. 
In the Kankeria Tank near Ahmedabad (see p. 34) on 
May 30, 1913, I saw two crocodiles swimming about; they 
were large enough to be dangerous, but in spite of that 
many people were bathing, though at the further end of the 
tank from where I saw the crocodiles. The gardener on the 
island Kagina told me that there were not more than four 
crocodiles in the tank, but that they were all big ones. 
These crocodiles are probably Crocodilus palustris. 
12.— The Crocodiles of Sarkej. 
Murray (“Handbook to India,” 8th Edition, 1911, p. 130) 
in describing Sarkej (Sarkhej) writes : “Numbers of people 
bathe in the tank in spite of the alligators.” 
On May 31, 1913, I visited Sarkej, near Ahmedabad 
(see p. 35). The people who live near there assured me 
that there are now no crocodiles in the tank. I think this 
is true. I spent over an hour at the tank, the water was 
very shallow, and I saw a herd of buffaloes driven into the 
water, where they wallowed, and there was never a sign of 
a crocodile. 
The people told me that formerly there were crocodiles 
here, but as the area of the water in the tank decreased and 
the water got shallower and shallower the crocodiles disap- 
peared (probably by migrating to other waters) ; all except 
a few big crocoffles that remained at Sarkej, and these were 
shot by the Sahib-16g. 
