Search Results for: Live crustaceans not in shell
as caimans. members of alligatoridae provide a valued ecological function in food chains . they consume invertebrates , such as snails and crustaceans, and vertebrates , such as fish, mammals such as capybara , birds, and turtles , and in turn the young alligators are prey to a large number of animals
skin that is thick and armor-like, a long snout, tecondont dentition (teeth set in bony sockets like mammals), teeth replacement throughout their life (except very old age), and a flexible semi-erect (semi-sprawled) posture. each can walk in low, sprawled "belly walk," or hold their legs more directly...
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