Get an Entrancing Look at a Baby Crocodile
The adaptive American crocodile thrives on land and in water, using a nictitating membrane to see underwater.
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Crocodiles have been on the earth for around 200 million years.
They are extremely adaptive, thriving on land and in water.
Receptors in their eyes give them sharp vision.
A nictitating membrane allows them to see underwater.
Fully grown, they have a bite force of 3,000 pounds per square inch.
