• Fossil alligatoroids have been found throughout Eurasia, because bridges across both the North Atlantic and the Bering Strait connected North America to Eurasia about 66 to 23 Mya. (wikipedia.org)
  • Alligators and caimans split in North America during the late Cretaceous, and the caimans reached South America by the Paleogene, before the closure of the Isthmus of Panama during the Neogene period, from about 23 to 2.58 Mya. (wikipedia.org)
  • This alligator and the American alligator are now considered to be sister taxa, meaning that the A. mississippiensis lineage has existed in North America for over 8 million years. (wikipedia.org)
  • The largest reptile in North America, the American Alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis ), inhabits the freshwater wetlands of the southeastern United States. (ripleys.com)
  • Found primarily in the southeastern U.S. and some Caribbean Islands, the Carolina or Green Anole is native to North America and abundant on the coastal plains of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. (friendsofhuntingisland.org)
  • The largest venomous snake in North America, the Diamondback Rattlesnake is not very aggressive and is averse to human contact. (friendsofhuntingisland.org)
  • Clark's claimed to have the largest private collection of taxidermy in North America, including the Sasquatch head. (roadsideamerica.com)
  • The American alligator is the largest reptile in North America. (247wildlife.com)
  • The beaver is the largest rodent found in North America. (247wildlife.com)
  • Alligators are native to North America and South America. (diffbtw.com)
  • They are native to North America but can now be found in many parts of the world. (diffbtw.com)
  • Well, let's start with one of the most feared predators in North America: the grizzly bear . (animalcorner.org)
  • Prairie dogs, are an adorable sight in the grasslands of North America. (animalcorner.org)
  • The Red Knot (Calidris canutus) is a medium-sized shorebird that is found in both the western and eastern parts of North America. (animalcorner.org)
  • Where Do Alligators Live in North America? (koranhuset.se)
  • They can be found in various habitats across Africa and North America. (jovicuk.com)
  • The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are approximately 200,000 American alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis ) roaming the waterways of the Everglades . (nathab.com)
  • The American alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis ) ranges throughout the southeastern United States, and Everglades alligators exist at the southern extreme of their range. (nps.gov)
  • the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). (diffbtw.com)
  • There are two known living species in the Alligator genus, the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis. (senorcafe.com)
  • Scientific name: Alligator mississippiensis. (senorcafe.com)
  • White alligators are simply a color variation of the American alligator, also known to scientists as Alligator mississippiensis. (senorcafe.com)
  • It has a large, long head with visible upper teeth along the edge of the jaws. (fws.gov)
  • You can differentiate them from crocodiles by the broad, rounded snout and the lack of teeth protruding from the lower jaw when their mouth is closed. (nathab.com)
  • PRODUCT SPECS: The 6.9" L x 1.3'' H Wildlife American Alligator is realistic and lifelike in every detail, from it's wide open jaw showing off its formidable teeth to its erect walking pose, webbed feet and powerful long tail. (toynk.com)
  • Alligators have an incredibly powerful bite that almost hits 3,000 PSI, and their teeth are 2 inches in length. (a-z-animals.com)
  • The alligator has the advantage in teeth and bites. (a-z-animals.com)
  • Moreover, caiman has many sharp, long, and narrow teeth with an orangish hue from the interior of the mouth while alligator has conical teeth and the inside of the mouth is beige in color. (pediaa.com)
  • Moreover, teeth is an identifiable difference between caiman and alligator. (pediaa.com)
  • The caiman has many sharp, long, and narrow teeth while alligator has conical teeth. (pediaa.com)
  • With rows of dagger-sharp teeth, a muscled reptilian body, a dinosaur face and eyes, alligators frighten yet fascinate people. (nonfictionminute.org)
  • Gators have between 74 and 80 teeth in the jaws at a time. (nonfictionminute.org)
  • Alligators can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime. (nonfictionminute.org)
  • When we bring our teeth and jaws together to chew our food, the force that is exerted is called "bite force. (gentledentalfortworth.com)
  • They use their powerful jaws to chew and tear through bark and roots, and their large teeth are also used to display force and aggression. (gentledentalfortworth.com)
  • Their efficient hunting techniques and incredibly strong teeth, jaws and bite force have no doubt allowed them to survive and thrive on earth for millions of years! (gentledentalfortworth.com)
  • And that gator sinks its teeth into you? (yahoo.com)
  • They're known for their powerful jaws and sharp teeth, which can easily rip apart their prey. (animalcorner.org)
  • Like all other alligators, she has olive-green skin, a powerful tail for swimming, and sharp teeth. (senorcafe.com)
  • Web american alligator consumes a wide prey variety, including: Alligators can be differentiated from true crocodiles by the form of their jaw and teeth. (edu.pl)
  • Alligators can be differentiated from true crocodiles by the form of their jaw and teeth. (edu.pl)
  • The blog post states that the crocodile's jaw is narrower than the alligators: it is more of a V shape whereas the alligator's is more rounded at the end, like a U. The jaw is also straighter in an alligator than a crocodile and crocodiles have bottom teeth that extrude from the bottom lip. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • When the jaws are closed, covers the edge of the upper jaw, the lower teeth in the jaws form "wells. (blogspot.com)
  • The indicator is made up of three lines which represent the alligator's jaw (J), teeth (T) and lips (L). (leverageforex.net)
  • When the lips (green) cross above the teeth (red line), this is seen as a buy signal as it indicates that the alligator is opening its jaws to eat and that the market is bullish. (leverageforex.net)
  • When the lips cross below the teeth , this is seen as a sell signal as it indicates that the alligator is satiated, closing its jaws and that the market is bearish. (leverageforex.net)
  • You cannot bite with teeth when your lips are blocking them, and the alligator indicator is the same. (leverageforex.net)
  • One of the best ways to use the alligator indicator strategy is to wait for a buy signal when the lips crosses above the teeth and to use a stop loss below the teeth. (leverageforex.net)
  • Dog bites typically cause a crushing-type wound because of their rounded teeth and strong jaws. (medscape.com)
  • American crocodiles also can be found on the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola, as well as along both coasts of southern Mexico and Central America, south to Ecuador on the Pacific coast of South America, and Venezuela on the Atlantic coast. (nps.gov)
  • The main difference between caiman and alligator is that caiman inhabits the marshlands of Central America and South America whereas alligator inhabits only the Southeastern United States and eastern regions of China . (pediaa.com)
  • Crocodiles live in freshwater habitats throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, and parts of Central and South America. (diffbtw.com)
  • It includes the location (alligators are typically found in North and South America, whereas crocodiles are typically found everywhere else), how porous the skin is (alligators only have pores around their jaws, whereas crocodiles have them everywhere), and also the shape of the jaw . (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Another man consumed coagulated goat's blood while traveling in South America. (oxfordamerican.org)
  • These unusual creatures are found primarily in Central and South America. (jovicuk.com)
  • A Florida reptile park has taken in an alligator (not pictured) that lost its nose and upper jaw to a fight or boat propeller. (8newsnow.com)
  • A small alligator that is missing its upper jaw has been rescued and is now living at Gatorland in Florida. (foxcarolina.com)
  • Furthermore, caiman has a very large upper jaw while alligator has a small overbite. (pediaa.com)
  • Another difference between caiman and alligator is that caiman has a very large upper jaw while alligator has a small overbite. (pediaa.com)
  • Furthermore, 'The British Cyclopaedia of Natural History' published in 1837 mentions that the crocodile only moving its upper jaw was an "old belief" [3]. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Caimans were imported from Central America to sell as "dwarf alligators. (nathab.com)
  • Despite their fearsome and "cold" reputation, crocodiles and alligators are some of the best animal parents on the planet. (nathab.com)
  • Only in southern Florida do crocodiles and Alligators live side-by-side.100 breeding pairs. (friendsofhuntingisland.org)
  • Crocodiles and alligators belong to a group of reptiles called crocodilians, which are the largest of the living reptiles. (nps.gov)
  • Both crocodiles and alligators are carnivores with slow metabolisms. (senorcafe.com)
  • To start with, let's return to a previous blog post by UCL museums that discussed the differences between crocodiles and alligators. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Alligators and crocodiles are apex predators - the top of the food chain. (nathab.com)
  • Komodo dragons and alligators are both apex predators and closely matched in size and strength. (a-z-animals.com)
  • American alligators are apex predators within their native range. (edu.pl)
  • These cold-blooded reptiles are apex predators in their habitats, with powerful jaws and strong bodies. (jovicuk.com)
  • A woman who was recently found dead with her corpse clasped in a 13-foot alligator's jaws had been detained previously for trespassing on county wetland property. (oann.com)
  • A FL woman was found inside an alligator's jaws near the same place where she was arrested for trespassing months earlier. (newsbreak.com)
  • The body of a woman was found in an alligator's jaws on Friday, September 22 in Largo. (newsbreak.com)
  • The American alligator is a large, semi-aquatic, armored reptile that is related to crocodiles. (fws.gov)
  • That is a large reptile, but the alligator is larger. (a-z-animals.com)
  • Caiman is a semiaquatic reptile similar to the alligator but with a heavily armoured belly, native to tropical America. (pediaa.com)
  • In contrast, the alligator is a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China. (pediaa.com)
  • The alligator is a carnivorous reptile that has been around since the Jurassic period. (diffbtw.com)
  • The American alligator inhabits subtropical and tropical freshwater wetlands, such as marshes and cypress swamps, from southern Texas to North Carolina. (wikipedia.org)
  • Albino alligators live in freshwater environments such as swamps. (senorcafe.com)
  • He named it after the alligators he observed in the swamps of Louisiana, which seemed to move slowly and methodically until they struck with great speed. (leverageforex.net)
  • Although the aggressive reputation earned by the American crocodile's distant, larger, man-eating cousins in Australia and Africa may inspire fear of crocodiles inhabiting the Everglades, conflict with humans rarely occurs because of the shy nature of American crocodiles. (nps.gov)
  • Currently, we are mapping alligator holes throughout the Everglades as a baseline for ecological models of alligators, fish, wading birds and other species. (senorcafe.com)
  • Alligators are found primarily in the southeastern United States, from Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina, south of Everglades National Park in Florida and west to southern Texas. (blogspot.com)
  • Plains, including the Everglades, through the construction of small ponds known as "alligator holes" These creating wetland habitats dryer or other organisms, such as plants, fish, invertabrates, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. (blogspot.com)
  • Experience South Florida's premier Everglades and alligator adventure. (getyourguide.com)
  • It is distinguished from the sympatric American crocodile by its broader snout, with overlapping jaws and darker coloration, and is less tolerant of saltwater but more tolerant of cooler climates than the American crocodile, which is found only in tropical and warm subtropical climates. (wikipedia.org)
  • The superfamily Alligatoroidea includes all crocodilians (fossil and extant) that are more closely related to the American alligator than to either the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) or the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). (wikipedia.org)
  • And maybe its southeastern cousin, the American crocodile? (ripleys.com)
  • The American crocodile ( Crocodylus acutus ) has a much smaller population, with likely fewer than 2,000 spread throughout their range in southern Florida. (nathab.com)
  • The reason the American alligator is so much more abundant than the crocodile or caiman is that they are the most cold-tolerant of any crocodilian species in the world. (nathab.com)
  • The American crocodile and caiman can't survive in the northern reaches of the alligator's range. (nathab.com)
  • Alligators vary from crocodiles primarily by the shape of the jaw, which is narrower on the crocodile. (friendsofhuntingisland.org)
  • Visitors can observe alligator feedings and see Goliath, a 14-foot American crocodile. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • The American crocodile is lizard-shaped with a long, muscular tail and four short legs that have five toes on the front feet and four on the back feet. (nps.gov)
  • The lighter skin and narrower, triangular-shaped snout of the American crocodile distinguish it from the American alligator, shown below. (nps.gov)
  • The darker skin and broader snout of the American alligator distinguish it from the American crocodile, shown above. (nps.gov)
  • Head of American crocodile under water and partly buried by sand. (nps.gov)
  • We've already covered what would happen to a Komodo dragon that faced a crocodile , so it's only fair to wonder how a Komodo dragon vs. alligator fight would occur. (a-z-animals.com)
  • Alligator is a medium-large form of crocodilian that is smaller than a crocodile. (pediaa.com)
  • Question of the Week: How do you Describe the Jaw of a Crocodile? (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Walter Isaacson's biography of Leonardo mentions the inventor's interest in crocodile jaws. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Isaacson states that "a crocodile, unlike any mammal, has a second jaw joint, which spreads out the force when it snaps shut its mouth. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Unlike the crocodile immediately succumb to cold and drown in water of 45 ° F (7.2 ° C), an alligator survive at such temperatures for some time without any sign of discomfort. (blogspot.com)
  • It is believed that this adjustment of why American alligators spread farther north than the American Crocodile. (blogspot.com)
  • Some people are even claiming that I am not an American alligator at all, but that I am, rather, an Egyptian Nile Crocodile, and therefore, probably a Muslim. (thebigjewel.com)
  • Alligators are carnivores. (nonfictionminute.org)
  • Alligators are primarily carnivores feeding on prey like fish, mollusks, other reptiles, birds and small mammals such as monkeys.They at times deliberately feed on fruits. (senorcafe.com)
  • Web diet american alligators are carnivores. (edu.pl)
  • They have long snouts, large eyes, and powerful jaws. (diffbtw.com)
  • They have powerful jaws that can crush bones. (diffbtw.com)
  • However, the full genome, published in 2014, suggests that the alligator evolved much more slowly than mammals and birds. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Jungle Cruise takes a boat through a real swamp, where people can enjoy birds, alligators and other reptiles in their natural environment. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • They are also preyed upon by large fish, birds, alligators and adults Raccon. (blogspot.com)
  • They are native to southeastern states of America and to the Yangtze River valley and its surrounding provinces. (pediaa.com)
  • Their narrow snout is triangular in shape, and the fourth tooth on both sides of the lower jaw is visible when the mouth is closed. (nps.gov)
  • Alligators are more numerous in Florida than crocodiles, are darker, have a broader snout, and are typically found in freshwater habitats. (nps.gov)
  • Alligators have broad snout, especially in captive individuals. (blogspot.com)
  • In general, alligators and caimans will be found in freshwater and crocodiles are more likely to be found in saltwater, although they will sometimes follow canals to inland bodies of freshwater. (nathab.com)
  • Generally, caimans are the smallest form of crocodilians while alligators are smaller than crocodiles . (pediaa.com)
  • Black caiman is the biggest species among caimans while American alligator is the biggest species among alligators. (pediaa.com)
  • Web alligator, either of two crocodilians related to the tropical american caimans. (edu.pl)
  • Adult male American alligators measure 3.4 to 4.6 m (11.2 to 15.1 ft) in length, and can weigh up to 500 kg (1,100 lb), with unverified sizes of up to 5.84 m (19.2 ft) and weights of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) making it the second largest member of the family Alligatoridae, after the black caiman. (wikipedia.org)
  • Adult alligators have two distinct social interactions . (a-z-animals.com)
  • In adult males American alligator, medium length 3.4 m (11 feet), while females smaller the average is 2.6 m (8.5 feet). (blogspot.com)
  • The guys are small replicas of adult alligators with a series of yellow bands around the body that serve as camouflage. (blogspot.com)
  • There are 23 living species of crocodilians in the world today, and the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Florida, has representatives from all 23 - reason alone to pay a visit. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • St. Augustine has about 1,100 crocodilians, including several albino alligators from the Louisiana bayous and current stud Maximo, a 15-foot 3-inch saltwater croc from Australia that hatched in 1971 and could live for another 50 years. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • Turtles are a favorite for some alligators, while others prefer tasty rabbits or even deer. (a-z-animals.com)
  • The Luray Zoo boasts alligators, crocodiles, lizards, turtles and one of the largest collections of venomous snakes anywhere - 45 venomous species, including 16 rattlesnake species and eight different kinds of cobras. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • The zoo is also home to a variety of pythons, anacondas, lizards, turtles and Fluffy the alligator. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • Additionally, iguanas, turtles and alligators are on view in outdoor enclosures. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • Baby alligators cannot move their tongue so it can be proved dangerous for them to eat turtles,snakes or any other type of preyed animals which are big in size and normally eaten by their elders. (senorcafe.com)
  • Take an airboat ride, and view alligators, turtles, and even the elusive Florida panther. (getyourguide.com)
  • They play an important role as ecosystem engineers in wetland ecosystems through the creation of alligator holes, which provide both wet and dry habitats for other organisms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. (fws.gov)
  • Alligators are found in fresh water habitats in America and China. (purelyfacts.com)
  • We believe an Alligator would win in a fight, due to bite strength and speed. (a-z-animals.com)
  • Contrary to popular belief, the Great White Shark ' s jaws are not the strongest among the shark world -- in fact, the Great White's bite force comes out to an estimated 625 PSI. (gentledentalfortworth.com)
  • American Alligators have a bite force of about 2125 PSI. (gentledentalfortworth.com)
  • The alligator has a very powerful jaw that can bite an animal in half in one bite. (senorcafe.com)
  • Alligators have the strongest bite in the laboratory of a living animal, measured up to 9452 Newton (2125 lbf) in laboratory conditions. (blogspot.com)
  • Albino Alligator. (senorcafe.com)
  • The Alligator indicator uses three smoothed moving averages, set at five, eight, and 13 periods, which … White alligators may be albino with pink eyes, or they may be leucistic with bluish eyes. (senorcafe.com)
  • Some alligators lack inhibited gene for melanin, which makes them albino. (blogspot.com)
  • Alligator hatchlings will generally feed on insects and their larvae, worms, spiders and snails. (edu.pl)
  • Young alligators eat small fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects. (blogspot.com)
  • Once the alligator detects ripples, it swims swiftly and silently in the direction of the prey. (nonfictionminute.org)
  • Alligators are sneak-attack predators that pounce on their prey at the last second with lightning speed. (yahoo.com)
  • Alligators swallow their prey whole. (senorcafe.com)
  • Web american alligator consumes a wide prey variety, including: Web 1 taxonomy 2 phylogeny 3 characteristics toggle characteristics subsection 3.1 size 3.1.1 largest 3.1.2 reported sizes 3.1.3. (edu.pl)
  • As they grow up, alligators will progressively move on to larger prey. (edu.pl)
  • Alligators have excellent eyesight. (a-z-animals.com)
  • She knew alligators have keen eyesight and excellent hearing but there was something else that made them such efficient predators, the king of the swamp. (nonfictionminute.org)
  • Gatorama , near Palmdale, Florida, offers visitors a chance to see a commercial alligator farm that harvests more than 1,000 alligators annually for meat and leather products. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • From critically endangered Siamese crocodiles from Cambodia, to Chinese alligators, Nile Crocodiles and American alligators, a visit to Crocodiles of the World in Oxfordshire will take you on a journey of discovery around the world meeting different species of crocodiles, caiman and alligators, as well as meerkats, otters, Giant tortoises and laughing Kookaburras. (senorcafe.com)
  • Web alligators are nocturnal and feed primarily at night. (edu.pl)
  • It is one of the two extant species in the genus Alligator, and is larger than the only other living alligator species, the Chinese alligator. (wikipedia.org)
  • the American alligator and the Chinese alligator are the only extant species in the genus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike the other extinct alligator species of the same genus, the fossil skull was virtually indistinguishable from that of the modern American alligator. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fossils identical to the existing American alligator are found throughout the Pleistocene, from 2.5 million to 11.7 thousand years ago. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2016, a Miocene (about 23 to 5.3 Mya) fossil skull of an alligator was found at Marion County, Florida. (wikipedia.org)
  • That said, the Mississippi find still has nothing on the largest American alligator ever captured in the U.S. That record remains with a 15-foot-9-inch-long, 1,011-pound gator from Alabama found in 2014. (ripleys.com)
  • Alligators are native only to the US and are found on the coasts of North and South Carolina, all of Florida and Louisiana, and southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. (friendsofhuntingisland.org)
  • There are rare instances, of course, where females might be guarding a nest, and if you're in Florida, or you're in an area where alligators are found, and you come across a nest with a female, she is going to be angry, and she will come after you,' Maxey said. (yahoo.com)
  • Another dangerous animal found in the USA is the American alligator . (animalcorner.org)
  • Only American alligators have been found in white. (senorcafe.com)
  • Whats the Biggest Alligator Ever Found in the Mississippi River? (koranhuset.se)
  • A study of alligators in North Central Florida found that people preferred the open sea water in the spring, while females used water areas and wetlands and open. (blogspot.com)
  • FILE: A close up view of the back of an alligator in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands on February 15, 2021 in Delray Beach, Florida. (8newsnow.com)
  • The Alligator lives in freshwater wetlands, as well as brackish (somewhat saline) environments. (friendsofhuntingisland.org)
  • As of 2022, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has reported 453 alligator attacks on humans in the state and 26 fatalities since it started keeping records in the late 1940s. (yahoo.com)
  • Thus, this is the main difference between caiman and alligator. (pediaa.com)
  • Hence, this is a major difference between caiman and alligator. (pediaa.com)
  • Also, the mouth of a caiman has an orangish hue while inside of the mouth of an alligator has a beige color. (pediaa.com)
  • Another identifiable difference between caiman and alligator is that the caiman has a sharp nose/head while alligator has a blunt nose/head. (pediaa.com)
  • An average Alligator is 13 feet long and weighs 790 pounds. (friendsofhuntingisland.org)
  • The largest alligator on record weighed in at 1,380 pounds! (a-z-animals.com)
  • Moreover, American alligator grows up to 13 feet in length and 800 pounds in weight. (pediaa.com)
  • American Crocodiles ( Crocodylus acutus ), on the other hand, inhabit coastal areas of south Florida where they are at the northern extreme of their range. (nps.gov)
  • Alligators, and other nocturnal vertebrates, have a layer of cells that reflect light. (a-z-animals.com)
  • Unlike most other terrestrial vertebrates raise alligators . (blogspot.com)
  • Also, their meat is the main ingredient in dishes including deep-fried alligator tail, gumbo, and sausages. (pediaa.com)
  • Alligators have a longer tail than crocodiles. (diffbtw.com)
  • But unlike dinosaurs, alligators stuck around. (yahoo.com)
  • They are lighter in color than alligators, and their snouts are narrow with a single tooth jutting up from their lower jaw when their mouths are closed. (nathab.com)
  • They are large and powerful reptiles, with strong jaws and usually grey, brown, or green colored scaly skin. (purelyfacts.com)
  • Police in Independence got a call that a huge alligator was seen in the woods. (dagblog.com)
  • Male American alligators use infrasound to attract females. (wikipedia.org)
  • Alligators males are also known to use infrasound during their mating behavior. (blogspot.com)
  • From there, they could work out how much force the webbing would have needed to exert upon the train to stop it: about 300,000 Newtons, or about 12 times the amount of force exerted by a large American alligator as its jaws snap shut. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • We will snap our jaws closed on taxes and spin repeatedly in a violent death roll until they are torn into pieces small enough to easily swallow. (thebigjewel.com)
  • They have short snouts, small eyes, and weak jaws. (diffbtw.com)
  • Alligators are classified under the order Crocodylia.They are giant reptiles notable by their rounded snouts and black color. (senorcafe.com)
  • Alligators can be differentiated from true crocodiles by. (edu.pl)
  • American crocodiles build nests that are either holes in or mounds of sand and other earthen material. (nps.gov)
  • Alligators tend to be darker than crocodiles (gray to black) with a light underside, and younger alligators will have light bands on their sides for camouflage. (nathab.com)