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Home : Wildlife&Habitats : ManagedSpecies : AmericanCrocodile :Differences:Crocodile&Alligator

DifferencesBetweenCrocodilesandAlligators
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ItcanbedifficultforinexperiencedpeopletotellthedifferencebetweenanAmerican
crocodileandtheothernativecrocodilian,themorecommonAmericanalligator.The
followingaresomeofthemajordifferencesbetweenthetwo:
Crocodile
Alligator
Grayishgreencolor
Blackincolor
Fourthtoothonlowerjawexposedwhenmouthis Onlyupperteethexposedwhenmouthis
closed
closed
Narrowtaperedsnout
Broadroundedsnout
Youngarelightwithdarkstripes
Youngaredarkwithyellowstripes

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FWCFacts:
Adultbottlenosedolphinseatmorethan20lbs.ofmullet,sheepshead,pinfish,flounderandmarineinvertebrates
daily.
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