### animal | vertebrate | reptile | crocodilian:

Crocodile
* All crocodiles are more or less aquatic
  - have their own food they prefer
* Learn how long crocodiles have been around and how they have survived so long.
* Most crocodiles adapt to food
  - appear in water
  - approach maturity
* Most crocodiles are evolved from ancestors
  - generally light tan while juveniles with black cross-banding on body and tail
* Most crocodiles are inside ponds
  - known as crocodiles
  - member of families
  - more aggressive than the related alligators
  - attack solitary animals
  - attain adult size
* Most crocodiles attain large adult size
  - avoid people
* Most crocodiles become freshwater predators
  - bring down prey
  - catch food
* Most crocodiles come from eggs
  - lagoons
  - wetland
  - out of water
* Most crocodiles eat animals
  - fish
  - mammals
  - small mammals
  - emerge from swamp
  - enter water
  - exhibit eyes
  - feast on animals
* Most crocodiles feed on fish
  - live prey
  - sea fish
  - small fish
  - upon prey
* Most crocodiles float in habitats
  - go to water
* Most crocodiles has-part arteries
  - bones
  - flesh
  - glands
  - jaws
  - legs
  - limbs
  - organs
  - skin
  - tails
  - teeth
* Most crocodiles have claws
  - egg teeth
  - eyelids
  - hearts
  - heavy jaws
  - noses
  - powerful claws
  - quick reflexes
* Most crocodiles have shape noses
  - snouts
  - short legs
  - strong legs
  - third eyelids
  - hold breaths
* Most crocodiles inhabit saltwater habitats
  - states
  - kill prey
* Most crocodiles live in climates
  - environments
  - estuaries
  - rivers
  - temperate climates
  - waterways
  - on planets
  - look for meals
  - make eggs
  - mate during years
  - play in ponds
  - pose threats
* Most crocodiles possess ancestors
  - awareness
  - keen awareness
* Most crocodiles prefer food
* Most crocodiles prey on large mammals
* Most crocodiles rely on habitats
  - mangrove habitats
* Most crocodiles reproduce during seasons
  - wet seasons
* Most crocodiles require habitats
  - return to rivers
* Most crocodiles seek meals
* Most crocodiles seize food
  - serve as predators
  - sit in sand
  - stand in rivers
* Most crocodiles swim in rivers
* Most crocodiles thrive in environments
  - healthy environments
  - use tails
  - wait for prey
  - watch water
* Some crocodiles are even capable of galloping.
* Some crocodiles are killed by hippopotamuses
  - tigers
  - more aggressive than alligators
  - women from the waist up
  - come from nests
  - create habitats
* Some crocodiles dig burrows
  - holes
  - drag wildebeests
* Some crocodiles eat antelopes
  - baby crocodiles
  - bull sharks
  - chickens
  - ridley sea turtles
  - snakes
* Some crocodiles emerge from habitats
* Some crocodiles feed on plankton
  - tiny plankton
  - float in ponds
  - give birth to predators
* Some crocodiles grab animals
  - has-part lids
* Some crocodiles have ancestry
  - chances
  - distribution
  - flaps
  - forces
  - fur
  - high tolerance
  - instinct
  - lineage
  - membranous flaps
  - powerful forces
  - reputations
  - shapes
  - short ureters
  - wide distribution
  - inhabit areas
* Some crocodiles invade ponds
  - shores
* Some crocodiles kill humans
  - ospreys
  - victims
* Some crocodiles live in banks
  - farms
  - lakes
  - saltwaters
  - up to years
  - lose teeth
  - make nests
* Some crocodiles move to different habitats
  - occupy niches
  - occur in creeks
  - play in water
* Some crocodiles possess eggs
  - sacs
* Some crocodiles reach maturity
  - rest on sand
* Some crocodiles seize caribou
  - chimpanzees
* Some crocodiles survive for many months
  - in numbers
  - swim in groups
  - visit ponds
* also consume more food in the summer than they do in the winter.
* also have teeth that stick up over their upper lip when their mouths are closed
  - two teeth that are visible when the mouth is closed
  - laze in the muddy flow
  - watch and learn
* ambush large prey.
* apparently do, literally.
* are Extant.
* are a bit faster with a top sprint of over fifteen miles per hour
  - danger and water can be elusive inland
  - living link to the dinosaur age, and their survival has come so far
  - lot fewer in number than their cousin the alligator
  - primal eating and mating reptile
  - protected species
  - symbol of bravery and transformation and are associated with the afterlife
  - ambush predators
  - among the most frightening creatures in the rainforest
  - an important part of the norths wetland ecosystems
  - ancient creatures and are taken for granted as are other animals
  - brownish-green, have a long, narrow skull, and pointed snout, and a streamlined body
  - carnivores, which mean they eat only meat
* are cold-blooded and live in warm climates
  - rely on the temperature of the sun and water to warm up
  - crocodilians
  - deft and agile swimmers when motivated
  - dinosaurs
* are excellent hunters in the water
  - mothers
* are farmed for their meat same as cattle and chickens
  - very successfully in tropical Australia
  - formidable predators, their strength and viciousness are astounding
  - found around the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia in the warmest wetland regions
* are generally idle hunters that lie in wait for their pray
  - olive-grey with dark bands across their back and tail
  - good mothers
  - great hunters due to their lightening-fast reflexes
  - gregarious animals
* are large and skilful predators that hunt by stealth
  - reptiles found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia
  - less active
  - lighter in color, bigger, and have a long narrow snout
  - more closely related to birds than they are to lizards
  - naturally wary of people
  - numerous, as are various species of fishes and birds
  - olive green in color in contrast to the black color of the alligator
  - only distantly related to the dinosaurs
  - opportunistic feeders that feed on a variety of animals
  - placed as one of the most complex reptiles biologically
  - potentially dangerous to lowland gorillas
  - powerful clan totems
  - present in some of the larger waterholes and the northern river systems
  - really the only group of reptiles that consistently have very well developed teeth
  - sabotage hunters and they consume diverse animals
  - semi-aquatic reptiles and spend a lot of the time swimming
  - social creatures
  - stereotyped as ferocious man-eaters, and associated with greed and deceit
* are the closest living relative to the dinosaurs, and can out-run a man on land
  - inhabitants of Asia, Africa, America, and Australia
* are the largest and the heaviest of present-day reptiles
  - when it comes to overall size
  - thus ammono-uricotelic
* are unable to stick out their tongues
  - sweat
  - usually the only group that can gallop
* are very shy
  - swift animals in short bursts in and out of water
  - well known for their strong and elastic spines
* attack animals
  - vessels
* bask in the mud at water holes, and lizards scurry to get their fill of insects.
* bury eggs.
* can also live in fresh water.
* can be dangerous
  - grey or greenish brown , with heavily mottled flanks
  - breath underwater
  - generate different sounds in times of aggression and distress
  - injure by lacerations and punctures by teeth, brute force tearing of tissues
  - last months without feeding as long as their body temperature remains low
  - lie very still for up to one hour
* can live a long time in the wild and sometimes live in the same place for decades
  - in saltwater due to the glands found in their mouths
  - only survive in areas with a constant, warm temperature
  - remain submerged for as long as an hour
  - submerge and remain underwater for a variety of reasons
* catch fish
* close jaws.
* consume animals.
* cool themselves by holding their mouths open, just like panting dogs do.
* depend upon wetland habitats.
* do apparently have lachrymal glands.
* eat a variety of crabs, fish, waterfowl, and small mammals
  - chickens, rats and other birds
  - large prey including fish, birds and mammals
  - mostly fish, but have been known to catch and eat anything that wanders near enough
  - rocks which stay inside the stomach and help to grind up their food
* employ the favorite reptilian trick of hissing loudly and opening the jaws.
  - large animals they catch on land or in water
* go into the water to keep their bodies at an even temperature
* grab their prey and roll over in the water to drown the animal.
* has a dual role in Drosophila morphogenesis
  - narrower snout than alligators
* have a difficult time with bite sized divers
  - flattened head, with eyes slightly raised on top of the head
  - gland that removes much of the salt
  - reflex that causes their eyes to tear when they open their mouths
  - very good sense of smell with large olfactory lobes in the brain
  - an interesting life style
  - curve teeth
  - growing spurts during the hot wet months
  - large, broad bodies with short legs and long, muscular tails
  - little stubby legs and because they are reptiles, they have limited endurance
  - long curve teeth
  - narrow, pointed snouts and do have exposed fourth teeth on their lower jaws
* have no salivary glands and usually eat under water
  - such thing as old age
  - one of the most powerful immune systems of any animal
  - perhaps one of the most advanced hearts on the planet
* have powerful claws
  - jaws with many conical teeth and short legs with clawed, webbed toes
  - relatively larger brains and show a fairly complex social structure
* have strong legs and feet for moving about on land
  - their own language and like to interact with each other
  - two large teeth towards the front of their lower jaw which overlaps their top jaw
* hear well and their senses of smell and ehesight are also well developed.
* hunt prey.
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - heads
  - sections
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
* inhabit habitats
  - salt or brackish water, and alligators prefer freshwater
* is made out of parts of rock face hoof ribs
  - very lazy animals and likes to live on the fat they got in their fat storage
* kill hundreds of people each year in Africa
* lack sweat glands and they discharge heat by way of their mouths.
* lay eggs in a nest and carry the youngsters to water as they hatch
* laze in the salt water.
* like to play with boat anchors.
* live along the south coast of the state.
  - rivers , lakes and dams in parts of America , Asia , Africa and Australia
  - salt water while alligators live in fresh water
  - swamps or on river banks and catch their prey in the water
  - tropical climates for a reason
  - long lives, but they look it
  - primarily in salt-water habitats
  - throughout the Congo River
* lose their teeth chomping on prey, but new sets always grow in.
* lurk underneath.
* move inland during winter.
* now occur in areas where they never occurred before.
* offer nests of eggs.
* often snap at things that splash near their heads.
* open mouths.
* posses a unique heart which has an extra aorta artery.
  - one of the most powerful of all digestive systems
* prey on creatures as large as wildebeest
  - mammals, snails and fish
* recognize a pattern when animals come to the river to drink at the same time each day.
  - their environment to heat their bodies
* reproduce by copulation.
  - perfect shot placement for immediate kills
* roam earth.
  - out unsuspecting prey
* shake heads.
* share an ancestor with dinosaurs
* spend their lives in or close to water.
* still swim the Congo, as do hippopotamuses, manatees and hundreds of species of fish.
* swallow food
  - large stones that stay permanently in their bellies
  - mostly with their tails
  - using their enormous, oar-like tail
* take several partners each breeding season.
* use all of their different body parts to aid in their survival
  - lungs to breath
  - physical displays, chemical and vocal signals to communicate
  - their powerful tail as a whip , that can hurt or even kill other animals
* vary in size.
* visit environments.
+ Alligatoridae, Alligators vs crocodiles
  * There are several differences between alligators and crocodiles. Alligators have shorter and wider snouts. They prefer fresh water to saltwater. Crocodiles have a gland that removes much of the salt. Alligators do not have this gland. In alligators, the fourth tooth of their lower jaw fits into a pit in the upper jaw. In crocodilians this tooth fits into a groove on the outside of the jaw. Alligators are also less aggressive than crocodilids. Usually only the largest of the species are a threat to humans.
+ Crocodile, Where they live: Crocodilia :: Living fossils
  * Crocodiles live in rivers, lakes and dams in parts of America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Some of the crocodiles from Australia live in salt water. These saltwater crocodiles are normally bigger than the ones that live in fresh water. While crocodiles spend most of their time in water, they can come out and move around on the land.
+ Reptile, Birds in relation to reptiles
  * Some reptiles are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles. Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards. Theropod dinosaurs are even more closely related, because birds evolved from them.
+ Saltwater crocodile, Behavior: Reptiles of Australia :: Crocodilia
  * They can move very fast in the water and on land. Sometimes, they can kill a person, but this does not happen very often. Crocodiles can lie very still for up to one hour. They are able to leap as high as. In March 1987, a Toyota land cruiser collided with a crocodile at Cahill's Crossing on the East Alligator River. The crocodile knocked the motor car off the roadway with its tail. Crocodiles can also live in fresh water. Scientists have found crocodiles up to 235 kilometres from the sea.