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Crocodiles are one of the planets oldest living creatures, thought to be around 200 million years old which means that crocodiles were around in dinosaur times.

Crocodiles live throughout the watery tropics of Africa, Asia, America and Australia, congregating in freshwater environments in the worlds lakes and rivers. Crocodiles feed on fish, reptiles and mammals, the prey size generally dependent on the size of the crocodile.

Legend has it that if you are being chased by a crocodile, the only chance you have of getting away is by outsmarting the crocodile. Apparently the way to do this is to run away from the crocodile diagonally down a hill! The myth says that crocodiles have a very slow turning circle meaning that if you run diagonally, the crocodile theoretically cant catch you!

As crazy as it sounds, crocodiles are known to swallow stones when they are on the banks of the water. The crocodile does this to not only help its digestive system but also to aid the crocodiles water buoyancy. It is thought that by swallowing stones, the crocodile may also be able to swim to deeper parts of the water.

The crocodile is also unable to stick out its tongue (probably from all those stones in the crocodiles stomach)! The crocodile is able to regrow new teeth very quickly after losing the old ones, throughout the crocodiles life.

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Bulgarian български език
Крокодили (род)
 
Catalan Català
Crocodylus
 
Czech Cesky
Krokodýl
 
German Deutsch
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English English
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Esperanto Esperanto
Krokodilo
 
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Hebrew עִבְרִית
תנין (סוג)
 
Hungarian Magyar
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Italian Italiano
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Japanese 日本語
クロコダイル属
 
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鱷屬
 

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Crocodile Facts

Kingdom:
A level of classifying all living things on earth, as similar species are broken into 5 groups including plants, animals and fungi....
Animalia
Phylum:
A level of classifying animals within the animal kingdom. Phylum are further divided into subgroups called classes....
Chordata
Class:
A level of classifying animals in a phylum. Classes are then sub-divided into further groups known as orders....
Reptilia
Order:
A level used to classify animals. Classes are broken into sub-groups known as order, which are broken down further into families....
Crocodilia
Family:
A level of classifying animals within an order. Orders are broken down in families and families are broken down further into smaller groups called genus....
Crocodylidae
Genus:
A level of classifying animals within a family. Families are divided into sub-groups called genus which generally contain one or two animal species....
Crocodylus
Scientific Name:Crocodylus Acutus
Type:Reptile
Diet:Carnivore
Size (L):1m - 7m (3.3ft - 22ft)
Weight:1,000kg - 1,133kg (2,200lbs - 2,500lbs)
Top Speed:18km/h (12mph)
Life Span:40 - 70 years
Lifestyle:Solitary
Conservation Status:
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation s...
Threatened
Colour:Brown, Green, Grey
Skin Type:Scales
Favourite Food:Fish
Habitat:
The term habitat is used to describe a specific area where a particular animal lives, within an environment. Many animals have adapted to requiring specific conditions which can only be found in their natural habitat su...
Warm, quiet and murky water
Average Litter Size:2
Main Prey:
When an animal is referred to prey, it means that the animal is either hunted or caught for food. Animals that are referred to as prey are generally hunted by bigger animals, although there are a number of exceptions....
Fish, Turtles, Mammals
Predators:
When an animal is referred to as a predator, it means that the animal either hunts or catches other animals. Predatory animals are generally dominant within their environment and will generally hunt animals smaller than...
Human
Distinctive Features:Armoured skin and large mouth with snapping jaw

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