Crocodiles

Crocodiles live in hot and wet places. You can find them in Africa, Australia and the United States. Most crocodiles are about one metre long, but some are more than six metres long.

Crocodiles lie in the sun for most of the day. At night they would rather be under the water. When crocodiles are in the water, they often float, with only their nostrils and eyes above the surface. Crocodiles have strong tails and they use their tails to move in the water.

Young crocodiles eat insects. Adult crocodiles eat fish. They have lots of sharp teeth. Big, old crocodiles can eat larger animals, and some can eat people, too.

There were crocodiles millions of years ago when dinosaurs were living. Now there are fewer crocodiles because hunters kill millions of young crocodiles and sell their skins. Then people make shoes, belts and bags from their skins and sell them to customers for a lot of money.

Too many crocodiles are killed. In the future there will be fewer and fewer crocodiles.