Senin, 12 April 2010

How do you tell an alligator from a crocodile?


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Why: There is one (but I don't know which) floating in the water at the beginning Deliverance / Blair Witch Project part of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Answer: In list form:

Alligator
  • Snout is wide and U-shaped
  • Wide upper jaw; when its mouth is closed, the teeth in the lower jaw fit into sockets of the upper jaw, hidden from view
  • Appear blackish
  • Prefer freshwater, with low tolerance for salt water
  • Averages about 14 feet in length
  • Make nests of vegetation near freshwater
  • Found in the southeastern United States, including South Florida
Crocodile
  • Snout is long, narrow, and V-shaped
  • Upper and lower jaws are nearly the same width; when mouth is closed, the teeth are exposed all along the jaw line in an interlocking pattern
  • Light olivey-brown
  • Prefer brackish water, and sometimes even ocean
  • Grow to more than 19 feet in length
  • Lay eggs in mud or sand near brackish water
  • Live in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and South Florida - the only place in the US
Source: WiseGeek

The More You Know: That one in the ride is a crocodile then, huh, since it's Pirates of the Caribbean. I feel like Veronica Mars.

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