Adopt a Crocodile
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One of the few animals left on the planet that still have ancestors in the Prehistoric Age are the crocodile and alligator. For over 140 million years they and their predecessors have resided in the rivers, lakes and marshlands of Earth, they are the largest reptiles on the planet.
Their role in life’s food chain is that of the top ranked predator in the wetland environment. They recycle nutrients as an important part of this area of nature, and are the most advanced reptiles in existence. They are nocturnal hunters, with a strong sense of smell and hearing. They are also one of the most social reptiles on the planet, and even have a various selection of sounds, making them also one of the most vocal.
With their teeth and powerful jaws, these creatures have one of the strongest bites on the planet, and drag their prey underwater to drown them once in their clutches. They are also pretty quick across land, with some managing to get up to 11 mph, which is pretty good when you see the size of their little legs!
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Crocodile and alligator facts
- Alligators and crocodiles are among the oldest, largest and most advanced reptiles on earth.
- Survivors of the days of the dinosaurs, these redoubtable predators are highly specialised for life in tropical and subtropical rivers, lakes, swamplands and marshes, habitats which they have dominated for over 140 million years.
- Crocodilians are among the largest animals on Earth and are the top ranked predators in the food chains of their wetland environments.
- They play an important ecological role in recycling nutrients back into the foundation elements of the food chain in which they exist.
- 4 of the 23 species of crocodile, alligator, caimans and gharials are considered critically endangered; these are the Chinese Alligator, the Philippine crocodile, the Siamese crocodile, and the Orinoco crocodile.