. A textbook in general zoology. Zoology. 264 SNAKES, TURTLES, LIZARDS, CROCODILES and in Asia. The American crocodile can be distinguished from the alUgator by its narrower snout. It sometimes attains the length of twelve feet. Crocodiles are ferocious and kill many large animals which are seized by the snout as they come down to the water to rlrink. Alligators. —Like the paintetl turtle, the aUigator spends much of the day lying along a log basking in the sun,. Fig. LS3. —~\'omig alligator. ready to slip into the water at a moment's notice. Alliga- tors are exceedingly active in the water an
. A textbook in general zoology. Zoology. 264 SNAKES, TURTLES, LIZARDS, CROCODILES and in Asia. The American crocodile can be distinguished from the alUgator by its narrower snout. It sometimes attains the length of twelve feet. Crocodiles are ferocious and kill many large animals which are seized by the snout as they come down to the water to rlrink. Alligators. —Like the paintetl turtle, the aUigator spends much of the day lying along a log basking in the sun,. Fig. LS3. —~\'omig alligator. ready to slip into the water at a moment's notice. Alliga- tors are exceedingly active in the water and live upon animals that come to the M'ater to drink and upon fish. They always drag their prey Ixmeath the \\'ater and drown it. The passage leading to the lungs is closed by a peculiar arrangement at the base of the tongue, so that no water. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Herrick, Glenn W. (Glenn Washington), 1870-1965. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Company
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