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Reptiles 3

Reptiles 3. Alligators & Crocodiles. Alligators and Crocodiles. Alligators and crocodiles are the largest LIVING reptiles Both alligators and crocodiles are: Carnivores Take care of their young Often hunt at night Their strong muscular tails help them swim quickly.

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Reptiles 3

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  1. Reptiles 3 Alligators & Crocodiles

  2. Alligators and Crocodiles • Alligators and crocodiles are the largest LIVING reptiles • Both alligators and crocodiles are: • Carnivores • Take care of their young • Often hunt at night • Their strong muscular tails help them swim quickly

  3. What do alligators and crocodiles eat? • CARNIVORES: • Fish • Birds • Turtles • Frogs • Pigs • Deer • Buffalo • Monkeys

  4. Alligators – U –shaped snout • Have broad, (wider), rounded snouts • Only a few teeth visible when the mouths are shut

  5. Crocodiles – V –shaped snout • Have pointed snouts • Most of their teeth are visible when their mouths are shut

  6. How can you tell the difference?

  7. The Alligator has a U-shaped snout and the Crocodile has a V-shaped snout

  8. Alligators live mostly in the southern United States and northeastern China States where the Alligator lives: • Georgia • Florida • Alabama • South Carolina • Mississippi • Texas

  9. Alligators live in mostly freshwater: • Ponds • Marshes • Wetlands • Rivers • Lakes • Swamps • Brackish Water (exception to freshwater rule)

  10. Crocodileslive in Africa, India, North and South America, and Australia

  11. Crocodiles live in saltwater habitats • Brackish water • Mangrove wetlands • Coves (small sheltered bay) • Canals

  12. Other differences between Alligators and Crocodiles: • Crocodiles are better adapted to living in salt water than Alligators • Crocodiles are more aggressive than Alligators • Crocodiles are found all over the world while Alligators are only found in the United States and China • Alligators are a darker color

  13. The only place where Alligators and Crocodiles live side by side is Southern Florida

  14. Alligator and Crocodile Reproduction • Unlike other reptiles, alligators and crocodiles take care of their babies for about 1 year • After laying eggs (on land) the female stays near the nest • Mother scoops babies up in her huge mouth or carries them on top of her to transport them from the nest to a nursery area where they will be safer

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