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Please contact the Macmillan Corporate and Premium Sales Department at
1-800-221-7945, ext. 5442, or by e-mail at MacmillanSpecialMarkets@macmillan.com. eISBN: 978-1-250-26141-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018956033 First edition, 2019 Book design by Jennifer Browne |
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| T hese are crocodilians (croc-o-DILL-ee-ans).
Some people call all of them crocodiles.
Well call them crocs. |
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| Copyright 2019 by Maxwell Eaton III Published by Roaring Brook Press Roaring Brook Press is a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 The art for this book was created using pen and ink with digital coloring. 5442, or by e-mail at . eISBN: 978-1-250-26141-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018956033 First edition, 2019 Book design by Jennifer Browne T hese are crocodilians (croc-o-DILL-ee-ans).
Some people call all of them crocodiles.
Well call them crocs.
Heres how to tell them
apart. |
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| There are three croc families.
Heres how to tell them
apart.
snakes, and lizards. |
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| All crocs are reptiles, like turtles,
snakes, and lizards.
theyre most at home in the water. |
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| They can hear, see, and breathe
above water while floating. |
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| Crocs can walk and run on land, but
theyre most at home in the water. |
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| Crocs can walk and run on land, but
theyre most at home in the water.
They can hear, see, and breathe
above water while floating.
built out of grass, leaves, and mud. The
mother lays them at night and then
covers them up using her hind feet. |
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| Many creatures enjoy a tasty croc egg,
so the mother may guard the mound
until the eggs hatch two to
three months later. |
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| Some female crocs lay eggs in mounds
built out of grass, leaves, and mud. The
mother lays them at night and then
covers them up using her hind feet.
Many creatures enjoy a tasty croc egg,
so the mother may guard the mound
until the eggs hatch two to
three months later.
to hatch, they make mew
sounds like kittens until their
mother digs them out. |
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| The mother will then carry them in
her mouth to a safe place in the water.
She may watch over them for
almost two years! |
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| When the baby crocs are ready
to hatch, they make mew
sounds like kittens until their
mother digs them out. The mother will then carry them in
her mouth to a safe place in the water.
She may watch over them for
almost two years!
but some crocs grow large. |
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| And large crocs need lots of food. |
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| They may start life small,
but some crocs grow large.
And large crocs need lots of food.
float silently, like a log, watching for an
animal to approach the waters edge. |
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| They wait. And wait. And wait.
And wait.
And wait and wait and wait and wait.
Until... |
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| Hunting takes patience. Crocs will
float silently, like a log, watching for an
animal to approach the waters edge. They wait. And wait. And wait.
And wait.
And wait and wait and wait and wait.
Until...
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| The croc, powered by its muscular
tail, bursts out of the water
with its jaws open. |
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| The croc, powered by its muscular
tail, bursts out of the water
with its jaws open.
actually chew. Instead, the teeth grip
the prey while the croc rolls wildly
and whips its head around to tear
the food into pieces it can swallow. |
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| Crocs have lots of teeth, but they dont
actually chew. |
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| Crocs have lots of teeth, but they dont
actually chew.
Instead, the teeth grip
the prey while the croc rolls wildly
and whips its head around to tear
the food into pieces it can swallow. They sometimes even swallow
their prey whole.
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