Assertion: american alligator's mouth | /r/HasProperty | closed
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text: Usually, no lower teeth are visible when the mouth is closed.
text: In contrast, true crocodiles have a narrow V-shaped snout, and the large fourth tooth on each side of the lower jaw projects outside the snout when the mouth is closed.
text: Also, the fourth tooth on either side of the lower jaw of an alligator fits into an internal socket in the upper jaw so that these teeth are hidden when the mouth is closed.
text: An alligator’s upper jaw is slightly wider than its lower, with the lower teeth fitting in depressions in the upper jaw and therefore not visible when the mouth is closed.
text: The fourth tooth on each side of its lower jaw is hidden when mouth is closed.
text: Also, the fourth tooth on either side of the lower jaw of an alligator fits into an internal socket in the upper jaw so that these teeth are hidden when the mouth is closed.
text: In alligators, the upper jaw is larger than their lower jaw and the large fourth tooth in the lower jaw fits into a socket in the upper jaw and is not visible when the mouth is closed.
text: The teeth of a crocodile are visible, even when the crocodile’s mouth is closed, while alligator teeth are invisible until the mouth is open.
text: Wild alligator’s body shapes vary from long and slender to short and robust, but all have broad snouts and when their mouths are closed, the upper jaw covers the lower teeth.
text: Also, the fourth tooth on either side of the lower jaw of an alligator fits into an internal socket in the upper jaw so that these teeth are hidden when the mouth is closed.
text: They have broader, blunter snouts, which give their heads a triangular appearance; also, the lower fourth tooth does not protrude when the mouth is closed, as it does in the crocodile.
text: When a crocodile’s mouth is closed, you can only see their fourth tooth while you can see a line of a teen when an alligator’s mouth is closed.
text: The fourth tooth on each side of lower jaw is hidden when mouth is closed.
text: In crocodiles, the upper jaw and lower jaw are approximately the same width and so teeth in the lower jaw fit along the margin of the upper jaw when the mouth is closed.
text: As the large fourth tooth in the lower jaw also fits outside the upper jaw, there is a well-defined constriction in the upper jaw behind the nostrils to accommodate it when the mouth is closed.
text: The main difference between a crocodile and an alligator is that, in an alligator, the fourth tooth on each side of the lower jaw is not visible when the mouth is closed.
text: When the mouth is closed, the edge of the upper jaw overlaps teeth in the lower jaw, which therefore fit into depressions in the upper jaw.
text: The crocodile can be distinguished from the alligator by its longer and thinner snout, lighter color, and an exposed fourth tooth on the lower jaw when the mouth is closed.
text: In contrast, crocodiles (of the family Crocodylidae) have a narrow, V-shaped snout, and the large fourth tooth on each side of the crocodile’s lower jaw projects outside the snout when the mouth is closed.
text: When a crocodiles mouth is closed, the large tooth fourth from the center on the lower jaw still shows near the front of the mouth and fits into a notch in the upper jaw.
text: If the mouth is closed and you can still see teeth, you’re looking at a crocodile.
text: Hence, their teeth are not visible when the mouth is closed.
text: With a crocodile, on the other hand, both bottom and top teeth are visible when the mouth is closed.