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it chomps its prey with its large teeth

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Q: How does the orinoco crocodile protect itself?
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What is the rarest crocodile in the world called that lives in the Orinoco River?

Orinoco crocodile.


How does an American crocodile protect itself?

biting


Why is the Orinoco crocodile close to extinction?

people kill them for bags and shoes


Can a orinoco crocodile eat a jaguar?

They are big enough to do so, probably yes.


Which is the third largest Crocodile in the world?

The Orinoco crocodile at 20 feet plus. Actually going by consistent reports the saltie is the largest, the Gharial is the second, The third is the american, The forth is the nile and the fifth is the orinoco. All can get over 20 feet.


Can a andaconda eat a crocodile?

Possibly, but the anaconda and crocodile are not likely to meet in the wild, as they live on serarate continents, with the exception of the American Crocodile or the Orinoco Crocodile. As the anaconda lives in South America in the Amazon, they are most likely to come across Caimans, as neither the American nor Orinoco Cxrocodiles live that far south. They are well known to eat large Caiman in the wild.


How do you you protect yourself from a crocodile?

uhmm to protect yourself from a crocodile is to... GET AWAY FROM IT?!


What are the 23 different species of crocodiles?

American Alligator,Black Caiman,Saltwater Crocodile,Spectacled Caiman,Broad-Snouted Crocodile,Jacre' Caiman,Chinese Alligator,Australian Freshwater Crocodile,Schneider's Dwarf Caiman,American Crocodile,Slender-Snouted Crocodile,Orinoco Crocodile,Philippine Crocodile,Johnson's Crocodile,Morelet's Crocodile,Nile Crocodile,New Guinea Crocodile,Mugger(marsh)Crocodile,Cuban Crocodile,Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman,Siamese Crocodile,African Dwarf Crocodile,False Gharial Crocodile(gavial),Indian Gharial(gavial).


What effects are being done to protect the American crocodile?

People protect the American Crocodile by leaving it alone and not killing any of it.


How does a crocodile protect its young?

it eats you


What part of the crocodile protect themselves?

EYES


How does the american crocodile protect itself?

The American Crocodile has colors that help it blend into it's surroundings. They also have the ability to knock something out with their strong tail. If anything tries to bite it, it can just simply roll over to escape it's clutches.