American Crocodile

Part I of Essay
¡§How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in With gently smiling jaws!¡¨ Table of Contents „H Introducti ....

Part II of Essay
.... that have roamed the earth for over 200 million years. Florida is known for its large population of American alligators, which are often confused for the rare American crocodile. However, there are vast differences between the two species. Hunted for their hides and the changing of their habitat to beach front property is slowly pushing the American crocodile out of Florida, the only place it is found in the United States. ¡§For 190 million years before the first humans evolved, huge populations of crocodilians, in more or less their pre ....