No. They are slightly different.
No Alligators are a different species
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Caimans are related to other crocodilians, such as alligators and crocodiles. They are all part of the same order, Crocodylia, and share similar physical characteristics and behaviors.
Technically, no. Crocodiles are bigger.
alligators , crocodiles , and etc.
Most crocodile species grow longer than alligators.
Alligators and crocodiles
Much the same as alligators and crocodiles do.
There are 23 species of Crocodilian - 2 true Alligators, 6 species of Caiman, 12 true Crocodiles, a dwarf Crocodile, a false Gharial and the Indian Gharial.
No. Crocodiles and alligators are both of the order Crocodilia (as are caimans and gharials), but they separate when you get down to superfamily and family, and there are very distinct differences between the two which makes them unique.
The Egyptian god of crocodiles was Sobek; alligators were unknown to them as the two species of alligator live in China and in the Americas.
There are no alligators in Africa, just crocodiles. The Nile crocodile is the largest of the African species (and the second largest of all croc species) and adult Nile crocodiles feed on a variety of animals including fish, ungulates, bovids, and primates (including humans.) Crocodiles and other large predators generally avoid each-other due to the chance of mortal injury, although on rare occasions adult Nile crocodiles have been observed taking lions and leopards.