A baby crocodile is called a hatchling. Below you will find what baby crocodiles eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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A baby crocodile is called a hatchling. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
A young crocodile grows into an adult that is up to 6 m (20 ft) long.
Crocodiles cannot stick out their tongues.
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A baby alligator is called a hatchling. Alligators have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. Baby alligators squeak to call their mom while they are still inside the egg.
Baby: hatchling Read alligator factsA baby chameleon is called a hatchling. Chameleons can change the color of their skin. Each eye can move on its own, so they can look two ways at once.
Baby: hatchling Read chameleon factsA baby gecko is called a hatchling. Many geckos can climb walls and even walk upside down on ceilings. Tiny hairs on their toes help them stick.
Baby: hatchling Read gecko factsA baby iguana is called a hatchling. Green iguanas can grow to about 5 feet long, and much of that is tail. They often live in trees near water and are strong swimmers.
Baby: hatchling Read iguana factsA baby Komodo dragon is called a hatchling. The Komodo dragon is the biggest lizard in the world. It lives on just a few islands in Indonesia.
Baby: hatchling Read Komodo dragon factsA baby lizard is called a hatchling. Lizards lie in the sun to warm up their bodies. Some lizards can drop their tail to get away and grow a new one.
Baby: hatchling Read lizard factsA baby leatherback turtle is called a hatchling. The leatherback is the biggest turtle in the world. Its shell feels like soft leather instead of a hard shell.
Baby: hatchling Read leatherback turtle factsA baby nautilus is called a hatchling. A nautilus lives inside a swirly shell with lots of little rooms. It moves by squirting out water, a bit like a jet.
Baby: hatchling Read nautilus factsA tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
A baby crocodile is called a hatchling. Crocodiles cannot stick out their tongues.
Young crocodiles soon eat the same kind of food as adults: fish, birds and mammals.
Crocodiles live for about 70 years or more.
A group of crocodiles is called a bask.
They grow up where their parents live: tropical rivers of Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas (rivers & swamps).
No. The crocodile is a reptile.
