Crocodiles are reptiles that belong to the rank of crocodiles. This rank includes regular crocodiles, the American crocodile, the crocodile, the Indian crocodile Javale, and the crocodiles of subterranean predators, which live on land and in water.
Crocodiles have changed little since the time of dinosaurs, and all kinds of crocodiles have a similar body. Crocodiles have an elongated snout, strong claws, and a muscular tail. The crocodile is covered with a large hedge, the crocodile body is flat, and the eyes and nostrils are on the top of the head.
Crocodiles have many mutations that make them perfectly suited to the aquatic lifestyle. Crocodiles have extra transparent eyelids on each eye which can be closed to protect the eye when crocodiles are underwater. Crocodiles have an exudate or trailing moving skin in the back at the end of the throat that prevents water Of leaks when crocodiles attack their prey underwater, and crocodiles also can close their nose and ears in a similar way to prevent unwanted flow of water.
Male crocodiles are regional animals that protect their area from other male crocodiles. Men share their territory with many females when mating. Crocodile females lay their eggs on the ground near water in nests built of vegetation and mud, or in underground cavities. Young crocodiles after they emerge from the eggs, and working crocodile women to provide protection for young people to grow and become large enough to defend themselves, and in many types of crocodiles carry the young female in her mouth.
Crocodiles are carnivorous animals that feed on live animals such as birds, small mammals and fish. They also feed on carcasses. Crocodiles use several methods of attack when chasing their live prey, but crocodiles agree in one style: ambush, where crocodiles lie motionless under the surface Water with nose placed above water.
The ambush is one of the methods that allow crocodiles to remain hidden while watching their prey approaching the edge of water. Crocodiles rush into the water, taking their prey by surprise and pulling them from the shore into deep water to kill them. Other fishing methods include biting The sides of the head quickly, or catching water birds by drifting towards them slowly and then rushing towards them when they are within walking distance of them.
Crocodiles first appeared about 84 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, and crocodiles are a group of reptiles that possess two holes on both sides of the skull. These holes are also found in dinosaurs, extinct winged reptiles and mosses (reptiles) The group includes modern lizards, snakes and wormworms.