Probably, in the world there is no other animal who would cause such mixed feelings. On the one hand, the horror and fear, and from another respect and some even servility, crocodiles live on Earth already 250 million years! In this article the interesting facts about crocodiles.
The facts about crocodiles
- It is no secret that on movement speed on the land and to swimming it is not champions, but these animals are capable to jump out of water on height up to 2 meters! Besides, they were quite often noticed on branches of trees.
- The largest look is a sea crocodile who can reach 7 meters in length and weigh ton. And the smallest – the dwarfish species of these reptiles hardly grows by 2 meters in length and lives on the land.
- The fact about a crocodile concerning digestion of food is quite interesting: for simplification of this process the animals swallow stones which besides serve as ballast at immersion on depth.
- Depending on a look the number of teeth in a jaw varies from 24 to 100. Gaviala have the largest number. And each 2 years teeth are replaced with new.
- Blood of these animals contains a natural antibiotic krokodilin which promotes fast healing of wounds, inflammations and other damages.
- These reptiles are not able to chew. During attack their powerful jaw is closed on a body of the victim, and then crocodiles just tear apart it on a part, quite often helping themselves the fact that begin to turn round its pivot-center, tearing off pieces of meat. The squeezing muscles at them are developed well, and here unclenching are not therefore serpentolog and other people working with these animals just cover with a stranglehold a jaw of an animal, without being afraid that it will be able to open a mouth.
- The bladder at crocodiles is absent. Excess liquid and salt is removed from an organism via special channels including those which are located near eyes. At this moment it is possible to think as if the animal cries.