What's the difference between crocodiles and alligators?
| Guest |
Monday, March 19, 2007 at 2:11 PM |
| Curtis |
Monday, March 19, 2007 at 11:04 PM |
Crocodiles are meaner and have pointier noses. Alligators are much more common, at least in Florida. Both make excellent belts.
| Guest |
Wednesday, December 05, 2007 at 1:27 PM |
whats the difference between crocodile and alligator
| Guest |
Wednesday, December 05, 2007 at 2:08 PM |
facts about alligators
| Guest |
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 10:23 AM |
crocodiles have a massive weapon
| Guest |
Friday, June 06, 2008 at 12:37 PM |
crocs are meaner
| Guest |
Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 8:49 AM |
Generally the shape of the jaw is more pointed in crocs than gators, but this is not always the case for all species.
A good difference is that in gators, the upper jaw is larger than the lower, and thus the upper jaw teeth overlap the lower jaw, making those teeth hidden when the mouth is closed. In crocs the two jaws are usually of very similar size, and the teeth 'mesh' together. Especially visible on crocs is the 4th tooth on the bottom jaw, which you wont see on gators.
Crocs have glands that can excrete excess salt from their system, gators dont.
Also if you are looking at leather, crocs have sensory 'pits' all over their bodies, while gators only have them on their jaws, so if the leather has dot/s or pit/s on each scale, its croc leather.
| Guppy |
Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 3:33 PM |
Crocodiles can be salt water or fresh. they have a meaner temper. and are native to the southern hemisphere i believe.
While alligators are calmer and generally only attack certain animals. They also only live in fresh water. and i believe they are generally nativ to the northern hemisphere