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Everglades National Park

DinoAnimals.com — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:26:50 +0000

Discovering Everglades National Park Everglades National Park is a protected natural area located in southern Florida, United States. It covers over 1.5 million acres of wetlands and is home to a diverse array of wildlife, including alligators, panthers, manatees, and a variety of bird species. The park is also a designated World Heritage Site and …

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The largest land predators TOP 10

DinoAnimals.com — Fri, 13 May 2022 07:03:45 +0000

The largest predators – Top 10 Imagine you are walking in a forest, and you suddenly hear a loud roar behind you. You turn around and see a huge bear standing on its hind legs, ready to attack. What do you do? How do you survive? This is the kind of scenario that many people …

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Rhamphosuchus – one of the largest crocodiles

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:29:55 +0000

Rhamphosuchus crassidens (“Beak crocodile”) Contemporary crocodiles have been present on Earth unchanged for hundreds of millions of years. Despite the changes that took place on Earth at that time and the present domination of mammals, the crocodile successfully persists in its evolutionary niche. The largest of them – the saltwater crocodile – is not much …

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Saurosuchus – a “lizard crocodile”

DinoAnimals.com — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 12:44:02 +0000

Saurosuchus Contemporary crocodiles are clearly clumsy on land because their limbs are arranged along the sides of the body. Many millions of years ago, the Saurosuchus moved completely differently, it is hard to believe that a reptile could walk like… a dog. Today we go back in time as much as 235 million years – …

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Crocodiles – the oldest living reptiles

DinoAnimals.com — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:37:40 +0000

Crocodiles Crocodiles (Crocodilia) – large predatory reptiles from the group of sauropsids, leading an aquatic lifestyle. They appeared 83.5 million years ago (in the late Cretaceous). They are the closest relatives of birds and the only Archosaurs that survive to this day. Members of the Pseudosuchia group, which includes crocodiles, appeared about 250 million years …

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Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

DinoAnimals.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:07:12 +0000

Saltwater crocodile – the largest modern crocodile There are signs in Kakadu National Park warning people of the attacks of saltwater crocodiles. It may seem like an exaggeration, but due to its efficiency, strength, size and temperament, the saltwater crocodile has attacked people more than once, treating them in their area as food. If someone …

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American alligator vs Chinese alligator

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:33:41 +0000

American alligator and Chinese alligator – comparison, similarities and differences Alligators are closely related to crocodiles and caimans. For the untrained eye, they are almost indistinguishable from crocodiles. However, unlike their cousins, the alligators only swim in fresh waters. They are not as widespread in the world as their relatives. Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata …

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Man-eaters: Two-Toed Tom

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 11:37:20 +0000

Two-Toed Tom – a demon coming from hell How much truth, and how much fairy tale contains the story of this alligator – it is difficult to guess. It was said that this mighty alligator wandered through the swamps on the border between Alabama and Florida. This was to happen in the 1920s. Name The …

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Man-eaters: Crocodile Gustave

DinoAnimals.com — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:52:40 +0000

Gustave crocodile – the largest contemporary man-eater Gustave is the largest man-eater which lives nowadays. It is a Nile crocodile, measuring about 6 m (19ft 8in) in length and weighing about 1 ton (2200 lb). Nile crocodile, as a species, is also the largest African crocodile and the second largest reptile of the world after …

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Purussaurus – a bus sized caiman

DinoAnimals.com — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 20:11:19 +0000

Purussaurus – caiman the size of a bus The largest modern caimans – black caimans – grow up to more than 4 m in length, larger specimens can weigh 400 kg (the record was over 6 meters and weighed 1100 kg). However, compared to its extinct relatives today’s caimans are the “mini” version. Representatives of …

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