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Crocodiles use their teeth to capture prey. Once they have a grip on prey, they drag it underwater so it drowns. Then they eat it by using their teeth to grab a chunk of the flesh, and then rolling over in the water to tear it off. They have to do that because their teeth are not effective for shearing flesh off of bone.

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