There are
25 families of crocodilians on our planet.
Other than the alligator
two of the best known in the western hemisphere are the
North American Crocodile and the South American Caiman.
Along with our American
Crocodile you will see Caiman, Orinoco Crocodile, and
our 25 plus collection of scariest predator: The Nile
Crocodiles.
The known population of the
American Crocodile is only about 600. These are found in
Florida in the upper Keys and along the southern most
coastal areas. The Caiman however is quite abundant many
have been imported and are owned a pets in this country.
Female
crocodilians help their babies from the nest, even by
gently placing the eggs in her mouth and cracking them
open. Then she will carry the young ones to the water.
[Source: National Geographic] Mike Rivers from Wisconsin
(20 January 1999)
When a young crocodilian is in trouble, it gives a
distress call and any adult within range will present a
full-fledged attack, even if they are not related.
[Source: Jurassic Park] Mike Rivers from Wisconsin (20
January 1999)
Only two crocodiles are considered true man-eaters: the
Nile and Indo-Pacific Saltwater Crocodiles. [Source:
National Geographic] Dante Hinson from Philadelphia, PA
(17 January 1999)
Crocodiles are the ultimate
survivors. Having arisen some 200 million years ago,
they have outlived the dinosaurs by some 65 million
years. Even people, the most fearsome predators ever to
stalk the Earth, have failed to force into extinction
any of the 23 species of crocodilians
In 2000 BC, Egyptians used
Crocodile dung as a contraceptive.
Egyptian medical writings contain prescriptions for
female contraceptives made from crocodile dung. I guess
you could see how this worked!
Product payment in movies is becoming more the norm.
Sources say that General Foods paid $40,000 to place
Sanka in Crocodile Dundee II. [Source: Useless Facts]
(29 January 1999)
Interesting
Crocodile Trivia:
In Jurassic
Park the roar of the T-Rex came from mixing the noises
of a crocodile, a lion, a tiger and a baby elephant.
[Source: Movie Magic on the Discovery Channel] Chris
Cote from New London, PA (28 March 2000)
'Crocodile tears' as humans know them, don't exist. If
someone cries crocodile tears for you they are
displaying false remorse. [Source: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs]
Jason from Port, Ore (11 January 2000)
A crocodile cannot move its tongue. [Source: useless
facts page] Mike from NJ (22 June 1999)
Thanks to http://www.funtrivia.com/Animals/Crocodiles.html
for much of the above information
