Which bird can eat a baby Nile Crocodile whole?
The Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a large freshwater reptile native to Africa. On average, it grows to 300-440 centimetres (10-14 feet) long. The female lays eggs and baby crocodiles hatch after about 90 days. A baby Nile Crocodile measures about 30 centimetres (12 inches) long.
There is a bird that can eat a baby Nile Crocodile whole, head first.
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Which is more powerful: Alligator or Crocodile?
The Alligator and the Crocodile are both crocodilian reptiles in the Crocodilia order. The Alligator belongs to the Alligatoridae family and the Crocodile belongs to the Crocoylidae family.
The Alligator has a U-shaped snout and the Crocodile has a V-shaped snout.
The Alligator’s teeth are not visible when the mouth is closed, whereas the Crocodile’s teeth are visible when the mouth is closed.
Both the Alligator and the Crocodile have between 74 and 80 teeth.
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Did a crocodile eat a dinosaur?
Yes, a crocodile ate a dinosaur. Paleontologists at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum found a crocodile fossil and in its stomach (in its gut) was the remains of a dinosaur. This is very rare because it is the first evidence of a dinosaur predation in Australia – which means that a dinosaur was eaten. The dinosaur was the prey, not the predator. The crocodile was the predator.
Paleontologists are scientists who study fossil animals and plants. Fossils are life forms that existed thousands and millions of years ago.
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What is herpetophobia?
Herpetophobia is the fear of reptiles.
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What is a group of crocodiles called?
A group of crocodiles is called a bask of crocodiles or a float of crocodiles.
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The Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) is a reptile in the Crocodylidae family and the Crocodilia order. It is also known as the African Dwarf Crocodile, the Broad-Snouted Crocodile, or the Bony Crocodile.
The Dwarf Crocodile is dark on its back and sides. Its underbelly is yellowish with black patches. It is heavily armoured around its neck, back, and tail. The back of its neck has four large, shield-like scales. It has a blunt, short snout (nose).
The Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) is a small reptile from the freshwater rivers in The Philippines. It is also known as the Mindoro Crocodile. It is a crocodilian.
The Philippine Crocodile is brown to grey with a broad snout (nose) and thick bony plates on its back. Juveniles are brown, whereas adults are grey and become darker as they age.
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In alligator and crocodile locomotion, what is the difference between a high walk and a low walk?
When an alligator or crocodile walks on land, it can slide on its belly (the low walk), or it can lift its body off the ground (the high walk).
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What do crocodile eggs look like?
Crocodile eggs are slightly elongated and cream-coloured with a smooth, thick, hard shell.
Crocodile eggs vary in size, depending upon the species, but are similar to the size and weight of chicken eggs.
Crocodile eggs occur in cluches of 7-95 individual eggs, depending upon the species of crocodile.
What is an albino crocodile?
A Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) has grey scales and green or hazel eyes. An albino Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a yellow-white crocodile with pink or pink-brown eyes.
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Is an alligator a crocodilian?
Yes, the American Alligator is a crocodilian.
How does an Alligator and a Crocodile breathe?
Alligators and crocodiles cannot breathe underwater.
They have nostrils on top of their snouts so that they can breathe when they are on the surface of the water with most of their head submerged (their eyes and nostrils can be seen).
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Alligator teeth and crocodile teeth are different.
An alligator has a large, fourth tooth in the lower jaw that fits into a socket in the upper jaw.
A crocodile does not have a fourth tooth in the lower jaw.
An alligator’s teeth are not visible when the mouth is closed.
A crocodile’s teeth are visible when the mouth is closed.
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The East African Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus afrocanus) is a reptile in the Crocodylidae family and the Crocodilia order. It is the largest freshwater predator in Africa, and the second largest reptile in the world, second to the Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). It is a crocodilian.
The East African Nile Crocodile is dark brown with faded blackish spots and stripes across its back, with a dirty-yellow belly. The colour darkens with age. It has four short legs, a long powerful tail, and a long snout with sharp teeth. They have thick scaly skin.
It has green eyes. Its nostrils, eyes and ears are on the top of the head, so that they can be seen out of the water when the rest of the body is underwater.
The East African Nile Crocodile has 64-68 sharp, pointy, cone-shaped teeth. It it loses a tooth, it can be replaced. On each side of the mouth, there are five teeth in the front of the upper jaw (premaxilla), 13 or 14 in the rest of the upper jaw (maxilla), and 14 or 15 on either side of the lower jaw (mandible).
How many toes has a crocodile?
The crocodile has five toes on its front feet. There is no webbing between the toes.
The crocodile has four toes on its back feet. There is webbing between the toes.
Crocodiles cannot stick out their tongues.
The tongues of crocodiles are fixed (and cannot move freely). They have a membrane that keeps the tongue still. So it looks like they do not have tongues.
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