Did you know that Crocodilescannot stick their tongues out!
- There are 23 species of crocodiles.
- The word crocodile comes from the Ancient
Greek κροκόδīλος (crocodiilos) "lizard".
- The Largest is the Saltwater Crocodile (Up to 23 ft.)
- The Smallest is the African Dwarf Crocodile (6.2 ft.)
- The sex of a crocodile is determined on the basis of its temperature.
- Crocodiles live to an average age of 60, but some have been known to live up to 130 years!
- Crocodiles have been around for 240 million years and are related to the bird species and dinosaurs.
- Crocodile teeth gets replaced throughout its life.
- Crocodiles are carnivores; they eat fish, birds, turtles, frogs, and mammals.
- The bite force of a crocodile is 5000 pounds per square inch - ouch!
- Crocodiles have no sweat glands.
- They lose heat through their mouths, and sometimes pant like dogs to keep cool.
- Crocodiles grow up to 5 meters in length.
- Crocodiles swim for speeds of up to 40 kilometres per hour.
- Crocodiles have a 4-chambered heart, which behaves like a 3-chambered Amphibian heart when underwater.
- Crocodiles sweat through there mouth.
- Crocodiles have nests of eggs called clutches
- Clutches can have 8 to 80 eggs.
- Takes about 3 months to incubate/hatch.
- The mother buries the eggs.
