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FUN FACTS ABOUT CROCODILES

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FUN FACTS ABOUT

CROCODILES

By Heather Moore Niver

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Please visit our website, www. garethstevens. com. For a free color catalog of all our high-quality books, call toll free 1-800-542-2595 or fax 1-877-542-2596.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Niver, Heather Moore. fun facts about crocodiles / Heather Moore Niver. p. cm. ( Fun fact le. Animals! ) Includes index. ISBN 978-1-4339-6511-1 ( pbk. ) ISBN 978-1-4339-6512-8 ( 6-pack) ISBN 978-1-4339-6509-8 ( library binding) Crocodiles Miscellanea Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Title: Twenty fun facts about crocodiles. QL666. C925N58 2012 dc23 2011023887

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Published in 2012 by Gareth Stevens Publishing East 14th Street, Suite New York, NY 10003

Copyright 2012 Gareth Stevens Publishing

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Contents

Crazy About Crocs Big and Strong One Big, Happy Family Where to Watch for Crocs Crocs to Watch For Head of the Class Whats for Dinner A Crying Crocodile Hot Crocs, Cool Crocs Cute Crocs Honoring the Crocodile Crocs Rock Crocodile Survival After a While, Crocodile Glossary For More Information Index

Words in the glossary appear in bold type the rst time they are used in the text

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Crazy About Crocs!

Crocodiles or crocs may seem like mysterious beasts. They might seem creepy when they hide silently beneath the water. These reptiles are famous for their mighty jaws and sharp teeth. Crocodiles are among the most dangerous animals in the world.

But dont let these characters scare you off. Theyre awesome animals, even if they arent the cutest! Did you know that crocodiles are related to dinosaurs? Or that there are different species, or kinds, of crocodile? Its true!

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Crocodiles are meat eaters. They use their sharp teeth to catch their food and tear it apart.

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Big and Strong

FACT

Crocodiles can be longer than a truck.

The dwarf crocodile is the smallest kind of croc. This crocodile is about feet (1.8 m) long. At feet (6 m) long, the estuarine (EHS-chuh-wuh-ryn) crocodile is longer than a truck. And it weighs as much as a car around 1.5 tons (1.4 mt)!

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FACT

Crocodiles have a built-in suit of armor.

Croc scales, or scutes, contain bone to make them stronger. Bony plates cover their back. Their powerful jaws have pointed, cone-shaped teeth. Crocs have short legs, but their webbed toes have sharp claws. They also have huge, strong tails.

This is a close-up view of an Australian saltwater crocodile.

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One Big, Happy Family

FACT

Crocodiles have been around for about million years.

Crocs, alligators, and other animals like them are called crocodilians (krah-kuh-DIH-lee-uhnz). They rst walked Earth at the time of the dinosaurs, but they didnt disappear with the dinosaurs. They survived, and theyve hardly changed at all since then.

crocodile snout

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FACT

Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than to lizards.

Crocodiles look a lot like lizards, and they dont look anything like birds. But appearances can fool you. Crocs and other crocodilians are more closely related to birds than to any other living animal!

To tell crocs and gators apart, check out their teeth and snouts. Crocs have narrower snouts, and their teeth show even when theyre not smiling!

alligator snout

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Where to Watch for Crocs

FACT

Crocodiles are most at home in the water.

Crocodile habitats include rivers, swamps, and streams.

Some crocodiles, called salties, live in salt water. Crocodiles

live in warm or hot areas, such as Asia, Africa, Australia, and the

Americas. They hide underwater with just their eyes showing!

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FACT

Crocodiles can run miles (16 km) per hour

on land.

Crocs like to spend most of their time in the water. But thats

not the only place youll nd them. Crocodiles travel on land,

too. They can slide on their bellies or walk along with their legs

out to the side.

Only a few crocs, such as this African Nile crocodile, can gallop, or run swiftly. Some can run about miles (16 km) per hour!

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Crocs to Watch For

Name Maximum Size Main Habitat

American crocodile feet (4.6 m) freshwater and salty coastal waters

Australian freshwater/ Johnstons crocodile feet (3 m) freshwater, often upstream

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