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These crocodilians swim and slither all over the world. They are fearsome reptiles with large, snapping jaws and sharp teeth. And they are covered in leathery, scaly armor. Readers will get an inside look at the lives of these frightening animals. The individual species are compared and contrasted in the exciting, yet informational text.
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An ancient animal whose ancestors have roamed the earth since the time of the dinosaurs, the crocodile has survived continental drift, ice ages and the loss of once-prolific species. Today, the Australian saltie, the Chinese alligator, the Indian gharial and the black caiman are just some of the twenty-three species of crocodilian descendants found across the world. Human interaction with these dangerous yet intriguing animals has been reflected...
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Bill Nye talks about reptiles, their nature, habitat, food, body temperature, and how they breed. Snakes and crocodiles are fascinating creatures and Nye gives us a close look.
11) Reptile
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Reveals the alien world of these often misunderstood cold-blooded vertebrates, uncovering reptilian facts that are stranger than fiction. From the hot, steam swamps to dry-as-bone deserts, travel the world in search of these amazing animals.
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Get the scoop on some of nature's most fearsome predators and discover the unexpected ways humans and crocodilians are similar in the sixth installment in the "Just Like Us!" series. Fun facts and a hilarious mix of photographs and full-color cartoon illustrations combine to captivate reluctant readers.
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"Seventy million years ago in what would become North America, a monstrous thirty-five-foot-long Cretaceous crocodile lurked on a marshy riverbank. Springing suddenly, its huge jaws trapped and crushed a juvenile hadrosaur. Today, the remains of that ancient crocodile are being painstakingly reconstructed in Colorado, where naturalist Zach Fitzner continues his life-long fascination with this amazing animal family. In Tears for Crocodilia: Evolution,...
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Crocodiles come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from the infamous saltwater crocodiles that are occasionally nearly 6 metres long, to the diminutive 1.5 metre dwarf caimans from South America's tropics. This book explores all the facts and figures surrounding the ancestry of this intriguing family of reptilians, dispelling myths, and exploring their extensive evolution in the 230 million years that they have lived on this planet. With fantastic...
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