Assertion: alligator | /r/CapableOf | close its mouth
Facets:
value: with force
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Fun fact: While an alligator closes its mouth with force, its jaws are too weak to open when the mouth is held closed.
text: Alligators have a large fourth tooth in their lower jaw that fits inside their upper jaw when they close their mouths; with crocodiles, these teeth are visible when their mouths are closed.
text: Because the upper jaw is larger than the lower jaw, when an alligator closes its mouth, no teeth are visible, as compared to the visibility of teeth when a crocodile has a closed mouth.
text: However, when an alligator closes its mouth, that tooth is not visible.
text: Only teeth growing down from the top jaw are visible when an alligator closes its mouth.
text: On a closer view, you will notice that the jaw at the upper side is a bit wider than the lower jaw; it aids the lower jaw tooth not to be visible when the alligator closes its mouth.
text: For alligators, the upper jaw is wider than the lower one, so when they close their mouths, all their teeth are hidden.