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Where do crocodiles live? Are there crocodiles in China?

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-09-18 00:31:45
Crocodiles are widely distributed in the world. Most of them are distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, only a few species live in temperate zones, such as Chinese alligators, Mississippi crocodiles and so on. From the point of view of water environment, most crocodiles live in freshwater, such as Nile crocodile, Chinese crocodile, fish-eating crocodile, Thai crocodile and so on. A few live near the beach, such as the bay crocodile and the American crocodile. They sometimes go to the sea.
Where do crocodiles live? Are there crocodiles in China?

Where do crocodiles live

Crocodiles can move in the water or on land. From a worldwide perspective, the distribution of crocodiles is relatively wide, and they are distributed in many countries and regions. From the latitude of distribution, crocodiles are mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, that is, where the temperature is relatively high, because crocodiles have higher requirements for the surrounding temperature, and their growth status is better when the temperature is suitable. However, some crocodiles live in temperate zones, such as Chinese alligators and Mississippi crocodiles, one of the few crocodiles living in temperate zones.

From the point of view of the water environment, most crocodiles live in fresh water, only a small number of crocodiles live near the beach, usually may go to the sea water activities, prey on some animals in the sea water as food. Alligators, for example, live in seawater with high salinity; Another example is the bay crocodile, this species also has a nickname called saltwater crocodile, as the name implies is living in salt water, their bodies can adapt to the high salinity of the sea environment, high salinity will not harm them.

2. are there crocodiles in China?

The casserole has been attached to it, and the distribution of crocodiles is relatively wide. There are many kinds of crocodiles, and these different kinds of crocodiles live in different countries. There are also some crocodiles in our country. There is a kind of crocodile unique to China, called the Chinese alligator. They originally lived in the Yangtze River Basin in China, but their number has declined sharply, and they are now an endangered animal. The number of wild Chinese alligators is relatively small, while the number of Chinese alligators in artificial breeding conditions is slightly larger. In addition to this unique species in China, there are some other species of crocodiles living in zoos, such as Siamese crocodiles, Gulf crocodiles, alligators and so on.

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