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Why do many people not know the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:50 pm
Even many people from South Louisiana who live near alligators don’t know the difference. They might look kind of similar, but they’re very different animals.
Gators have a broader and more rounded snout. The crocs have v-shaped snouts. Crocodiles are much, much more aggressive than alligators, and they are not scared of humans like alligators are. Crocodiles are also bigger than alligators.
Crocodiles can only live in tropical areas because they can’t tolerate cold weather. Alligators on the other hand can live in subtropical and temperature regions because they can tolerate more cold than crocs.
Gators have a broader and more rounded snout. The crocs have v-shaped snouts. Crocodiles are much, much more aggressive than alligators, and they are not scared of humans like alligators are. Crocodiles are also bigger than alligators.
Crocodiles can only live in tropical areas because they can’t tolerate cold weather. Alligators on the other hand can live in subtropical and temperature regions because they can tolerate more cold than crocs.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 3:55 pm
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Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:51 pm to cbree88
Alligator
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:52 pm to cbree88
Because one sees you later. The other sees you in a while.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:55 pm to cbree88
Is there a reason why we should know?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:57 pm to cbree88
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:57 pm to cbree88
Oddest post in some time.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:58 pm to cbree88
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They might look kind of similar, but they’re very different animals.
Are they though? Both large, similar looking, carnivorous aquatic reptiles
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:59 pm to cbree88
You are from Louisiana and don't know? Watch some swamp people.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:09 pm to cbree88
Also, there are no porpoises in Louisiana
We don't have porpoises in Louisiana, they're dolphin...
The "Porpoises" You See In Grand Isle are Dolphin
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Porpoise species are actually very rare in Louisiana waters, while bottlenose dolphins are extremely common in the baitfish rich estuaries along the gulf coast.Nov 7, 2016
We don't have porpoises in Louisiana, they're dolphin...
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The "Porpoises" You See In Grand Isle Are Actually Dolphins
There is a lot of confusion between what is a porpoise and what is a dolphin especially here in south Louisiana; allow me to clarify
André Templet
Nov 07, 2016
Louisiana State University
The "Porpoises" You See In Grand Isle are Dolphin
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At that time, I was told by every fishermen elderly or young that the dolphins I was seeing where “porpoises,” not dolphins. I believed this till just the other day when I randomly decided to wiki what the difference between a porpoise and a dolphin was. I found there are several distinctions between dolphins and porpoises; and was shocked to find that what my father had been telling me where “porpoises” my entire life are in fact bottlenose dolphins.
While both porpoises and dolphins are part of the family Delphinidae, there are visible distinctions.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:12 pm to cbree88
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Even many people from South Louisiana who live near alligators don’t know the difference.
I highly doubt this.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:20 pm to cbree88
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:26 pm to cbree88
University of Florida has trouble with the difference.
2003 Gators' Media Guide
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Gators' media guide has crocodile on cover
2003 Gators' Media Guide
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:33 pm to cbree88
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:42 pm to cbree88
Crocs are meaner? Well, make that aggressive.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:03 pm to cbree88
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:14 pm to cbree88
They have crocs in S. Florida and I've read that they aren't aggressive like the ones in Africa and the Asian salties.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:22 pm to cbree88
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the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
One will see you later, one will see you after while.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:47 pm to cbree88
There aren't any of either anywhere near where I live, why should I give a shite about knowing?
Also, if I ever encounter either kind, pretty my plan of getting the frick away from it is going to be the same
Also, if I ever encounter either kind, pretty my plan of getting the frick away from it is going to be the same
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:56 pm to cbree88
As I understand it, you see an alligator later, and a crocodile after awhile.
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