Do crocodiles really cry?

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Crocodile:
- Crocodiles belong to the kingdom Animalia and phylum Chordata.
- Crocodile comes under class Reptilia and order Crocodilia.
- Crocodiles are said to be semiaquatic animals found in the tropical area of Africa, Asia, America and Australia. Semiaquatic animals are those animals who are known to live a part of their life in water.
- Crocodiles are found to be carnivorous type of animal mostly depending upon vertebrates such as fish, birds and some invertebrates such as mollusks.
- The characteristic feature of crocodile can be said as a streamlined body with webbed feet along with a palatal flap.
- The size of the crocodile can vary depending upon its species, for an average, the size of crocodile can range from 1.5 meter to 7 meters in length.
- Crocodiles are known to have a great speed for moving around in water as well as in land.
- In record, the land speed of a specified species of crocodile is about 17 km/h.
Do Crocodiles really cry?
- Crying is the ability of an organism best understood by the example of human being.
- However, crocodiles do shed tear as compared to human being while crying.
- But the shedding of tears is not basically a cry for crocodiles.
- Because it is not a kind of action done as a response to any emotional action.
- Instead, it is done to keep the eye clean and to lubricate the nictating membrane. Nictating membrane is the extra translucent eyelid found in few animals.
- The tears shed by crocodile contains minerals and proteins in them.
Fun Facts:
- The average lifespan of crocodile is considered to be somewhere in between 35 and 75 years.
- In record, crocodiles are known to hold up their breath for more than one hour in water.
- Crocodiles are known to shed tears while eating their prey.
Related Questions:
- Where can we find Crocodiles in wild?
- What are the major physical differences between crocodile and Alligator?
- What is the use of crocodile in human life?
True or False:
- Crocodiles belong to kingdom Retilia.
- Crocodiles are found in Antarctica.
- Crocodiles are said to live their whole life on land only.
- Crocodiles are said to carnivorous animal.
- All crocodiles are of same size irrespective of their species.
Objective Quiz:
- Crocodiles are known to have a ________.
- Streamlined body.
- Scaly body.
- Stripped body.
- None of the above.
- Crocodiles are said to be _________.
- Semiaquatic animal.
- Land animal.
- Aquatic animal.
- None of the above.
- Crocodile comes under the order of ________.
- Reptilia.
- Crocodilia.
- Squamata.
- None of the above.
- Crocodiles can ________.
- Shed a tear.
- Cry.
- Laugh.
- None of the above.
- The tears of crocodile consist of ______.
- Minerals.
- Protein.
- Both 1) and 2).
- None of the above.
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