The American Crocodile

The American Crocodile

The American crocodile is a very unique animal. It is mostly found in many parts of the United States, but this
species of crocodile lives in the Florida Everglades. The America crocodile's scientific name is a very complicated
and confusing name. Its scientific name is Crocodylus acutus.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The American crocodile is a large reptile with a long, cigar-shaped body, short legs, and a powerful tail and deadly
jaws. Its heart has four chambers, preventing an admixture of venous and arterial blood. Their keen senses are very
well developed and exact. Its pointed snout and long, partially exposed sharp teeth help distinguish it from its close
relative, the alligator. The crocodile's eyes and nostrils are higher than the rest of its head. Even though crocodiles
are aquatic, their arms and legs are of a greater use in walking on the land than in the water. Their tails are very
important to them in many ways. One way is they use their tails for swimming, courtship, and sometimes in
capturing their prey. The crocodile is also very different from its cousin, the alligator. As I said earlier, the crocodile
has as more of a pointed snout and the alligator has a more rounded snout. The American crocodile is dimorphic,
meaning you can tell the difference between the ma!
le and female. The way you can tell is by the size; the male is a bit larger than the female. The crocodile babies are
distinctly greenish with black markings on i...

The American Crocodile

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