Save The Crocodiles

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the cloaca. Their function is still not fully understood but it is assumed that, in addition to smell and touch, these receptors sense water vibrations as well so that crocodiles are also capable of hunting in turbid, opaque water. All crocodile species have lingual salt glands. It is assumed that, in terms of phylogenetics, they originate primarily from sea animals. These glands exist in pairs and are located at the base of tongue. Other crocodile glands include twin scent glands on the lower jaw and in the cloaca, and the modified spinal oil gland. Crocodiles are very intelligent animals. They have the largest and most perfect brain among reptiles, and its structure is similar to that of the bird. Some scientists compare crocodile intelligence to sewerrat intelligence. Their social manifestations are often accompanied by producing genuine voices that can be vocalized by the ligaments and tendons in

ISO receptors on the upper jaw’s interior in the False Gharial

Minute black pores on the lower jaw, upper jaw and near the eyes - ISO sensory receptors


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