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-both have have scales - creates a waterproof barrier that helps prevent dehydration in dry air

- both lay eggs - shelled eggs on land

- crocodiles and birds are archosaurs

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- reptiles - cold blooded or ectothermic - which means absorbs external heat as the main source of body heat.

- birds - warm blooded or endothermic - which means - they are able to keep the body warm via metabolism

- birds have wings allowing them to fly.

- birds have hollow bones making them lighter in able to fly.

- reptiles have solid, dense bones.

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a bird ia a mammal and has warm blood and a reptile is cold blooded.

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Reptiles are animals, but not all animals are reptiles.

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