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Why do crocodiles hold there babies in there mouth?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 10/8/2023

This is because the nest is built away from the water source, so the nest is not flooded. Carrying the babies is the easiest way to get the babies the water quickly. The female crocodile also has the ability to 'lock' her mouth so she doesn't crush the babies with her teeth.

Wiki User

∙ 14y ago

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Do crocodiles carry babies on their backs?

they carry their young in their mouths

How many babies does a crocodile produce every month?

Crocodiles do not reproduce every month. Crocodiles do not have babies. Crocodiles lay eggs about once a year.

What are the babies of crocodiles called?

hatchlings.

What type of fish can hold many babies in its mouth?

Mouth brooding cichlids and some saltwater fish to my knew

How many teethes there are in a crocodile?

There are around 64 - 68 cone shaped teeth in a crocodiles mouth. When they are babies, they have a hard front tooth called the egg tooth, which they quickly lose.

How many babies does crocodiles hatch?

about 2000000000 in world

What bird cleans a crocodiles mouth?

The egyptian plover

What are crocodile babies like?

Theyre like small crocodiles.

Name of crocodiles babies?

baby crocodile name is hathlings

When can you hold my babies?

I can hold your babies whenever you give them to me.

What do crocodile babies look like?

of course like baby crocodiles

Do crocodiles eat spiders?

only as babies will they eat insects and spiders.