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CROCODILES

POWERFUL PREDATORS

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Crocs & Gators

How do

crocodiles

sweat?

Don’t bother

trying to outrun

a crocodile or

an alligator.

They have a

swimming

speed of 20

miles per hour

(32 kph) and a

running speed

of 11 miles per

hour (18 kph)

for short

distances.

From above, an

alligator’s snout is

U-shaped.

A crocodile’s

snout is

V-shaped.

rocodiles and alligators look

a lot alike. They are both

reptiles from the order of

animals named

Crocodylia

.

But there are ways to tell

them apart – from a safe

distance, of course!

On crocodiles,

some of the

lower teeth

stick up when

their mouths

are closed.

An alligator’s

top row of teeth

is visible when

its mouth is

closed.

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ADTHTVHFRGOHUS

GQHPTSHBEMIKRS

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Circle every other letter

for the surprising

answer!

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