Alligator/Crocodile Facts & Trivia

Alligator/Crocodile Facts

• Alligators use their tails to make “gator holes” to retain water during droughts
• An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime
• Crocodiles have a longer, v-shaped head than alligators, and the fourth tooth of a crocodile sticks out when its mouth is closed
• Crocodiles are found in the wild all over the world, while alligators are only found in the United States and China
• Crocodiles are better adapted to live in sea water
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Crocodilia
• Family: Alligatoridae

Alligator/Crocodile Movies

• Eaten Alive, (1977)
• Alligator, (1980)
• Dark Age, (1987)
• Lake Placid, (1999)
• Crocodile, (2000)
• The Brutal River, (2005)
• Black Water, (2007)
• Rogue, (2007)
• Supercroc, (2007)

Alligator/Crocodile Songs

• Alligator, by Tegan and Sara
• Alligator, by Grateful Dead
• Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter, by R.E.M.
• Alligator Pie (Cockadile), by Dave Matthews Band
• Crocodile Rock, by Elton John
• Alligator Sky, by Owl City
• Crocodile, by This Town Needs Guns
• Crocodile RockElton John

Famous Alligators/Crocodiles

• Ben Ali Gator, from the movie “Fantasia”
• Brutus and Nero, from the movie “The Rescuers”
• Leatherhead, from the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” series
• Louis, from the movie “The Princess and the Frog”
• Roger, from “The Penguins of Madagascar”
• Wally Gator, by Hanna Barbera
• Albert and Alberta, mascots of the University of Florida