What was the biggest alligator that ever lived?

What was the biggest alligator that ever lived?

Sarcosuchus imperator

What is the longest thing in the world?

The Great Barrier Reef

Are crocodile dinosaurs?

As far as reptiles go, crocodiles are closely related to dinosaurs. But they’re incredibly complex biological organisms that survived the meteor impact that ended the Cretaceous period roughly 66 million years ago — and did in their dinosaur relatives.

Are Crocodiles bigger than alligators?

Both alligators and crocodiles are massive reptiles, though crocodiles are the larger of the two species on average. Alligators can grow to be anywhere from 3 to 4.5 meters, weighing in at an average of 230 kg.

Can a crocodile and an alligator mate?

Question: Can alligators and crocodiles mate? Answer: No, they can’t. Although they look similar, they are genetically too far apart.

Who would win alligator or crocodile?

“Crocodiles might win for bite strength alone. The strongest have a bite pressure that measures 3,700 pounds per square inch, while the strongest alligators’ bites are about 2,900. “In terms of size, crocodiles win again.

How long can a alligator live?

American alligator: 30 – 50 years

How do you tell a male alligator from a female?

It is a slit located between the rear legs. dark red, it’s a male. Female organs are half that size and are light pink or white. For a larger alligator, the gator must be flipped over and a person must insert a clean finger into the vent and feel for the copulatory organ which is pulled out, measured and examined.

Can alligators drown?

How long can an alligator stay underwater? Easily 20 to 30 minutes and they can stay under from 1 hour to 24 hours if necessary and conditions are right. They prepare slowly to stay underwater for those long period by slowing their heart beat, temperature, etc.

What animal can hold its breath the longest?

sea turtles

Do alligators sleep with their eyes open?

Crocodiles can sleep with one eye open, according to a study from Australia. Writing in the Journal of Experimental Biology, the researchers say the crocs are probably sleeping with one brain hemisphere at a time, leaving one half of the brain active and on the lookout. …

Can a crocodile see underwater?

Crocodilians are amphibious reptiles which hunt prey both on land and in water. Previous refractive and anatomical studies have suggested that their eyes can focus objects in air and that their ability to refocus the eye underwater may be limited.

Can crocodile see in dark?

Vision. Crocodiles have very good night vision, and are mostly nocturnal hunters. They use the disadvantage of most prey animals’ poor nocturnal vision to their advantage. The light receptors in crocodilians’ eyes include cones and numerous rods, so it is assumed all crocodilians can see colours.

Do crocodiles have a third eye?

Crocodile eyes are protected with a third eyelid, a membrane that slides across when the reptile submerges, while the eyeballs themselves can be drawn into the eye sockets during an attack.

Do alligator eyes glow in the dark?

Like cats, an alligator has a tapetum lucidum at the back of each eye – a structure that reflects light back into the photoreceptor cells to make the most of low light. In alligators, it glows red – one good way to locate alligators on a dark night.

Which animal has the best eyesight?

Here are a few animals and birds which have the best eyesight in the animal kingdom:

• EAGLES AND FALCONS. Birds of prey, such as eagles and falcons, have some of the best eyes in the animal kingdom.
• OWLS.
• CATS.
• PROSIMIANS.
• DRAGONFLIES.
• GOATS.
• CHAMELEONS.
• MANTIS SHRIMP.

Which animal has best memory?

Dolphins

What animal has the worst vision?

Totally blind species

• Some moles (the star-nosed mole can detect, catch and eat food faster than the human eye can follow; under 300 milliseconds)
• Sinopoda scurion (blind huntsman spider)
• Thaumastochelidae (blind deep-sea lobsters)
• Blind cave fish.
• Cave crickets.
• Texas salamanders.
• Blind flatworms.