Perhaps one of the most controversial animals on earth - a crocodile.Someone thinks it horrible and bloodthirsty, someone thinks it is useful, and some do believe that these reptiles - dinosaurs are the real descendants living today.We all know the interesting facts about crocodiles that are hard to believe.Let's see, where is the truth and fiction.
Who is the crocodile?
Crocodile - a predatory carnivorous aquatic reptiles.He lived in tropical and subtropical climates.Meet them possible on every continent except Europe and Antarctica.Most of the life of a crocodile in the water passes.They like warm muddy ponds, slow-rivers, lakes, swamps.All the crocodiles are able to get - to suit them for lunch.A production may be different - this rybёshka of small reservoirs, and large mammals that come to drink.Life expectancy reaches 100 years of crocodiles.They begin to breed at the age of 6-8 years.
Serpentolog - a very interesting profession.The people of this profession know all about crocodiles and other reptiles.It is their task is to study the species of these dangerous animals.
most common types of crocodiles
In our time, in rivers and lakes inhabited by 23 species of crocodiles.All of them are divided into three families:
- Crocodile - the most numerous family.It includes 14 species of amphibians, reptiles.It belongs to the family of a well-known Nile crocodile.Interesting facts and horror stories about crocodiles living in the largest river in Africa, even frighten the brave.
- alligator.This family includes two types of six species of alligators and caimans.In fact, they differ from alligators and crocodiles from caymans, although many do not see the difference.
- Gavialovye.As a part of this family, only one view - gharial.
How dangerous a crocodile?
true that crocodiles have to fear?So whether they are dangerous, how to look?Or maybe, "fear has big eyes", and all the horror stories about these reptiles - fiction?
actually a crocodile - a strong animal with big teeth and lightning-fast, but especially at people he does not hunt.These reptiles can harm only to those who encroach on their territory.Their attacks are often defensive.Everything about crocodiles, with regard to their bloodlust and hazards for humans, at times exaggerated, but still makes sense.We must be very careful when dealing with them, especially if such communication takes place not in your territory.
Interesting facts about crocodiles
Appearance, groznost and the danger of these reptiles have always attracted increased interest.These amphibians have many amazing features:
- Surprisingly, but crocodiles are able to climb trees.Zoologists often seen on the branches of trees.Moreover, they can climb to a height of 2.5 m.
- Legend has it that the crocodile, when a person eats, cries, feeling guilty.This is partly true - the tears of a crocodile can be seen, but they appear only when it eats any meat, and are not associated with the awakening of conscience, and from a physiological aspect.Thus the body of excess salt reptile shows.
- crocodile has 24 teeth.They change throughout life.Instead, the lost tooth is required to grow a new one, and so can be repeated many times.
- crocodile can jump out of the water to a height of two meters.
- often reptiles can be seen lying on the beach with an open mouth scary.This is done to cool the body.
- Crocodylus porosus - the biggest crocodile.The length of the body is 7 meters, and weight - one ton.It can be found in the northern part of the Australian continent and India.
- Newborn crocodiles - easy prey.99% of them are eaten by adult members of their same species and other carnivorous animals.
most common myths about crocodiles
not always interesting facts about the true crocodiles.It happens that the widespread information on this or that features of these reptiles is simply fictitious.
It is believed that the bird, trying to find food, sharp beaks clean crocodile teeth from food debris.In fact, in the wild such symbiosis has not been seen, and the information that many believe to be true turned out to be fiction.
Another myth concerns crocodile language.Some people believe that these reptiles it simply does not.As you might guess, this is not true.Language is for each crocodile, also very large.Simply, these reptiles can not poke it.The reason for that - anatomical feature: the language is attached along the entire length of the lower jaw of a crocodile.That's what this reptile deprived, so it's lips.They're really missing a crocodile, so he can not completely cover the mouth and sharp teeth are always in sight.
Anyone who thinks that crocodiles run fast, too, is mistaken.The structure of the body of this reptile simply makes it impossible to reach a speed greater than 10 km / h.
Crocodiles on television
Interesting facts about crocodiles (obviously fictional) can be found, and from cartoons.
Perhaps the most famous crocodile "from the TV" assumed Genoa.That same friend Cheburashka.It is kind and shy crocodile, which it is impossible to imagine without his beloved accordion.His songs he cheers up more than one generation of kids.
recently appeared a video game dedicated to the sweet and friendly crocodile - "Where's My Water?".He is very chistoploten all the while trying to wash thoroughly.This crocodile has become so popular that about him was withdrawn serial cartoon series of the same name.
The famous verse Korney Chukovsky crocodile still be the villain, because he swallowed the sun.But as in any fairy tale, everything ended well.This story, too, deserve to removed the cartoon about it.Horror
about crocodiles often show in feature films.Reptiles there are not so kind and friendly.There are a lot of movies, the protagonist of which is a crocodile.Interesting facts for kids they do not see, but for adults view promises to be entertaining."Predatory water", "Lake of fear", "Alligator" - this is just some of the many horror films about crocodiles.
