{"id":51222,"date":"2022-04-13T05:43:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T05:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T05:43:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T05:43:20","slug":"what-is-the-crocodile-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the crocodile habitat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_is_the_crocodile_habitat\" title=\"What is the crocodile habitat?\">What is the crocodile habitat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_is_the_special_feature_of_the_crocodile\" title=\"What is the special feature of the crocodile?\">What is the special feature of the crocodile?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Why_are_crocodiles_called_crocodiles\" title=\"Why are crocodiles called crocodiles?\">Why are crocodiles called crocodiles?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Is_a_crocodile_a_land_animal\" title=\"Is a crocodile a land animal?\">Is a crocodile a land animal?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_is_the_habitat_of_a_crocodile_for_kids\" title=\"What is the habitat of a crocodile for kids?\">What is the habitat of a crocodile for kids?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_is_the_habitat_and_the_food_of_crocodile\" title=\"What is the habitat and the food of crocodile?\">What is the habitat and the food of crocodile?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_is_special_about_the_crocodile_heart\" title=\"What is special about the crocodile heart?\">What is special about the crocodile heart?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Do_crocodiles_have_special_abilities\" title=\"Do crocodiles have special abilities?\">Do crocodiles have special abilities?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_are_the_features_of_a_saltwater_crocodile\" title=\"What are the features of a saltwater crocodile?\">What are the features of a saltwater crocodile?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_are_some_features_of_alligator\" title=\"What are some features of alligator?\">What are some features of alligator?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#How_did_crocodiles_get_their_name\" title=\"How did crocodiles get their name?\">How did crocodiles get their name?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Why_are_alligators_not_called_crocodiles\" title=\"Why are alligators not called crocodiles?\">Why are alligators not called crocodiles?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_are_crocodiles_called\" title=\"What are crocodiles called?\">What are crocodiles called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Can_a_crocodile_mate_with_an_alligator\" title=\"Can a crocodile mate with an alligator?\">Can a crocodile mate with an alligator?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Is_crocodile_land_or_water_animal\" title=\"Is crocodile land or water animal?\">Is crocodile land or water animal?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Can_a_crocodile_live_on_land\" title=\"Can a crocodile live on land?\">Can a crocodile live on land?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Is_a_crocodile_a_land\" title=\"Is a crocodile a land?\">Is a crocodile a land?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#Where_do_crocodiles_live_in_water_or_land\" title=\"Where do crocodiles live in water or land?\">Where do crocodiles live in water or land?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_is_a_crocodiles_habitat\" title=\"What is a crocodiles habitat?\">What is a crocodiles habitat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_are_the_habits_of_a_crocodile\" title=\"What are the habits of a crocodile?\">What are the habits of a crocodile?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-crocodile-habitat\/#What_is_Crocodile_facts_for_kids\" title=\"What is Crocodile facts for kids?\">What is Crocodile facts for kids?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_crocodile_habitat\"><\/span>What is the crocodile habitat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Habitat All crocodiles have special glands in their tongues that can get rid of excess salt, so they tend to live in saltwater habitats such as <b>mangrove swamps and estuaries. Alligators do not have these glands, so they prefer to live in freshwater habitats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_special_feature_of_the_crocodile\"><\/span>What is the special feature of the crocodile?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Crocodiles have <b>powerful jaws with many conical teeth and short legs with clawed webbed toes. They share a unique body form that allows the eyes, ears, and nostrils to be above the water surface while most of the animal is hidden below. The tail is long and massive, and the skin is thick and plated.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_crocodiles_called_crocodiles\"><\/span>Why are crocodiles called crocodiles?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Etymology. <b>The word crocodile comes from the Ancient Greek krokdilos (u03bau03c1u03bfu03bau03ccu03b4u03b9u03bbu03bfu03c2) meaning lizard, used in the phrase ho krokdilos tou potamoxfa, the lizard of the (Nile) river.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_crocodile_a_land_animal\"><\/span>Is a crocodile a land animal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All crocodiles are <b>tropical species that unlike alligators, are very sensitive to cold. Crocodiles (subfamily Crocodylinae) or true crocodiles are large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_habitat_of_a_crocodile_for_kids\"><\/span>What is the habitat of a crocodile for kids?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Crocodiles are found in parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Most live in <b>swamps, lakes, and rivers in hot and warm regions. Some types live in the ocean. Although they spend most of their time in water, they also travel on land.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_habitat_and_the_food_of_crocodile\"><\/span>What is the habitat and the food of crocodile?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All crocodiles are semiaquatic and tend to congregate in <b>freshwater habitats such as rivers, lakes, wetlands and sometimes in brackish water and saltwater.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_special_about_the_crocodile_heart\"><\/span>What is special about the crocodile heart?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Crocodilians have a <b>four-chambered heart  just like people! And just like the circulatory system in people, the heart takes in deoxygenated blood from the body, sends it to the lungs to become oxygenated, the blood comes back to the heart, where it will then be pumped to the rest of the body. Pretty straightforward.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_crocodiles_have_special_abilities\"><\/span>Do crocodiles have special abilities?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>All crocodiles have very strong jaws and bites  the strongest of all animals. On a large Nile crocodile, this can be over 3,700 lbs of force. They leap and grab onto their prey using their many teeth and hold on tight. They will drown larger prey to kill it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_features_of_a_saltwater_crocodile\"><\/span>What are the features of a saltwater crocodile?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Young saltwater crocodiles are pale yellow with black stripes and spots found on the body and tail. Adults are darker with light tan to gray areas. The ventral surface is white or yellow in color, and stripes are present on the lower sides of the body but do not extend to the belly. The tail is gray with dark bands.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_some_features_of_alligator\"><\/span>What are some features of alligator?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Characteristics. The American alligator is the largest reptile in North America. It has <b>a long, armored body with thick scales or bony plates called osteoderms or scutes.<\/b><b>It has short, powerful legs and a long, round snout<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_crocodiles_get_their_name\"><\/span>How did crocodiles get their name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The crocodile gets its name <b>from the Greeks who observed them in the Nile river. The Greeks called them krokodilos, a compound word from kroke, which means pebbles and drilos, which means worm.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_alligators_not_called_crocodiles\"><\/span>Why are alligators not called crocodiles?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Alligators and crocodiles are from the same scientific order, but from different families. They are both members of the Crocodylia, but <b>crocodiles are from the Crocodylidae family, while alligators come from the Alligatordae family<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_crocodiles_called\"><\/span>What are crocodiles called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both \/kru0252ku0259u02c8du026aliu0259\/) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, known as crocodilians.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_crocodile_mate_with_an_alligator\"><\/span>Can a crocodile mate with an alligator?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Question: Can alligators and crocodiles mate? Answer: <b>No, they cant. Although they look similar, they are genetically too far apart. Although related, they split into separate genera a long time ago.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_crocodile_land_or_water_animal\"><\/span>Is crocodile land or water animal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>crocodile, (order Crocodylia, or Crocodilia), any of 23 species of generally large, ponderous, <b>amphibious animals of lizard-like appearance and carnivorous habit belonging to the reptile order Crocodylia. Crocodiles have powerful jaws with many conical teeth and short legs with clawed webbed toes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_crocodile_live_on_land\"><\/span>Can a crocodile live on land?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While crocodiles spend most of their time in water, <b>they can come out and move around on the land. Crocodiles cannot breathe underwater: they breathe air, just like people.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_crocodile_a_land\"><\/span>Is a crocodile a land?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It is a relatively terrestrial species with agile locomotion on land, and sometimes displays terrestrial hunting. The snout is broad with a thick upper-jaw and large teeth.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_do_crocodiles_live_in_water_or_land\"><\/span>Where do crocodiles live in water or land?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Today, crocodiles are found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas. They normally live <b>near lakes, rivers, wetlands and even some saltwater regions. Crocodiles live in tropical climates because they are cold-blooded and cannot generate their own heat.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_crocodiles_habitat\"><\/span>What is a crocodiles habitat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Habitat All crocodiles have special glands in their tongues that can get rid of excess salt, so they tend to live in <b>saltwater habitats such as mangrove swamps and estuaries. Alligators do not have these glands, so they prefer to live in freshwater habitats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_habits_of_a_crocodile\"><\/span>What are the habits of a crocodile?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Crocodiles are <b>mostly nocturnal animals. They are predators and spend most of their time in the water; although they are also known to make journeys of several kilometres over land. In the first weeks of life, crocodiles eat insects, crustaceans, snails, small fishes, frogs, and tadpoles.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Crocodile_facts_for_kids\"><\/span>What is Crocodile facts for kids?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world. The muscles that open crocodiles jaws however are not so powerful, reasonably strong people could hold a crocodiles jaw closed with their bare hands. Like other reptiles, crocodiles are cold-blooded. Crocodiles can survive for a long time without food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What is the crocodile habitat?What is the special feature of the crocodile?Why are crocodiles called crocodiles?Is a crocodile a land animal?What is the habitat of a crocodile for kids?What is the habitat and the food of crocodile?What is special about the crocodile heart?Do crocodiles have special abilities?What are the features of a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51222\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}