Which statement describes the gharial's typical lifestyle?

Which statement describes the gharial's typical lifestyle?

• A. On land and rarely swims.
• B. In trees and forests.
• C. Spends most of its time in water and rarely walks on land.
• D. In arid deserts.

Answer: (C)

Gharials are highly aquatic crocodilians that spend most of their life in freshwater rivers, using their strong tails to swim and catch fish. They only come onto land briefly for nesting or basking, so walking on land is rare compared with time spent in water. The other options describe habitats that don’t match their river-based, fish-eating lifestyle. Therefore, spending most of the time in water and rarely walking on land best describes their typical lifestyle.