Crocodiles
By: Thomas Bawden
Table of Contents
1. Crocodiles..............................................................................................................1
2. Food..........................................................................................................................2
3. Home........................................................................................................................3
4. Size...........................................................................................................................4
5. Body..........................................................................................................................5
6. Glossary....................................................................................................................6
Crocodile Introduction
Crocodiles are large scaly reptiles. Reptiles are scaly carnivores. Crocodiles have a
backbone. They are vertebrates. Crocodiles breathe with lungs. All crocodiles are coldblooded.
Fun fact
Crocodiles have the
strongest bite than
any other animal in
the world.
Crocodiles lay eggs. Crocodiles burry their eggs under ground; the heat
the eggs are in changes their gender.
With inch long teeth; their bottom
and top teeth stick out of their mouth that is
how you can tell the difference between Alligators and
Crocodiles, Alligators teeth only stick out from the top of their
mouth. Crocodiles don’t roar or growl they hiss.
Yummy
Crocodiles eat rocks to help with their digestive system.
Fun fact
Crocodiles will eat
anything they can
get hold of!
Crocodiles will eat, crustaceans ,fish, turtles, snakes, lizards, birds, bats,
kangaroos, dingoes, domestic dogs, horses, cattle, buffalo, pigs and even
humans!
Drenched Homes
Crocodile homes are freshwater swamps, lakes and rivers.
Fun fact
Crocodiles don’t
have homes except
for the water.
Crocodiles mostly live in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Crocodiles don't
really have homes like other animals,
they own the water!
Humungous crocodiles
Earth's largest living crocodilian is the Saltwater Crocodile! Scientists say they ate humans! It
was 23 feet long &7 meters 2,200 pounds (1’000
kilograms.)
Fun fact
Saltwater
crocodiles live in
salt water
The average saltwater crocodile
should be 17 feet 5 meters 1,000 pounds
(450 kilograms) is usual.
This one of the top ten biggest
Crocodiles living after the dinosaurs.
Outstanding Crocodile Characteristics
Crocodiles are lizard like critters. With short legs, scaly skin, a tail.
Fun fact
Crocodiles don’t
sweat they release
heat from their
mouths!
yellow eyes that pop out of their top of their head; In front of their head
there is puffy fluff to protect its’ eye
when something hits it it lands on the
fluff.
Most crocodiles have 68 teeth or
less. And have a greenish brown color.
Some crocodiles can be Yellow!
Glossary
Crocodilian, every species of reptile
Digestive system, a place in your body that makes food into waste.
Gender, a boy or a girl
Reptile, scaly animals that lay eggs.