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2 giorni fa · Crocodile. Crocodiles ( family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includes the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae ...
3 giorni fa · Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both / krɒkəˈdɪliə /) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles known as crocodilians. They first appeared 94 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period ( Cenomanian stage) and are the closest living relatives of birds, as the two groups are the only known survivors of the Archosauria.
3 giorni fa · American crocodile, (Crocodylus acutus), moderately large species of crocodile inhabiting forests and freshwater environments, as well as brackish and marine intertidal environments, in Florida, Central America, northern South America, and several Caribbean islands. This species has the largest geographic range of any
- John P. Rafferty
4 giorni fa · The Nile crocodile is the largest crocodile in Africa and one of the largest living reptiles, some individuals rivaling the estuarine (or saltwater) crocodile (C. porosus, which is Earth’s largest living reptile) of Southeast Asia and Australia in both size and weight.
- John P. Rafferty
5 giorni fa · Alligators, like other crocodilians, are large animals with powerful tails that are used both in defense and in swimming (see also crocodile). Their eyes, ears, and nostrils are placed on top of their long head and project slightly above the water when the reptiles float at the surface, as they often do.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 giorno fa · Signature. Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as " The Crocodile Hunter ", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist . Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob.
4 giorni fa · This was the start of the Parque de los Cocodrilos, Gran Canaria’s only zoological park. It was first opened to the public in 1988. Since then the family have continuously added animals to the park by buying them from private individuals and circuses, and they are also breed freely in the park. The big family of Bengal tigers you’ll see ...
