Alligators and crocodiles are commonly mistaken as killers. People fear them because of thier reputation, and movies have convinced some people they are dangerous brutes. But what is the real truth about these misunderstood reptiles?
Crocodiles are territorial. They don't let other things, except their mates, into their territorys. Territorys are the property of a crocodile, where it hunts, sleeps, and lays eggs.
When a crocodile comes into another territory, the other crocodile is quick to meet it. They will both fight for the teritory, sometimes to the death.
Crocs and gators come out at night to hunt. Crocodiles ambush their prey by jumping out of the water, grabbing the neck or leg of their prey, and draging it back into the water to drown it. The crocs are barely seen, with only their heads just above the surface.
The crocodiles swallow chunks of their prey whole, and whatever they can't swallow is teared into bite-sized pieces by doing a death roll.
Crocodiles and alligators proform the the death roll by seizing a limb or something else, then start tearing by turning ang spinning untill the piece comes off.
Crocodiles and alligators were, and still are, being hunted. Their thick hides, which offer protection from the bites and kicks of the crocodile's prey, are made into "crocodile leather". Some of the leather is made to make purses, belts, and shoes.
At one point, alligators were hunted so mercilessly, that they were on the endangered list and had laws passed to protect it. The Florida alligator's numbers are doing so well, they can be farmed.
Still, some crocodilians are on the verge of extintion. Without any help or support, they may vanish.