Which has the longer snout, an alligator or a crocodile?

Answer 1

The crocodile has longer snout.

Compared to the Crocodile, Alligators have short, rounded snouts while Crocodiles have longer and tapered snouts.

An alligator has a broad and blunt snout. Their lower teeth fit inside the edge of the upper jaw and cannot be seen when their mouth is closed. Crocodiles on the other hand, have a narrow head and longer snout. Their upper and lower teeth can be seen.

Alligators are characterized by a broader snout and eyes more dorsally located than their crocodile cousins however crocodiles have longer snout than alligators. Alligators (and caimans) have a wide "U"-shaped, rounded snout (like a shovel), whereas crocodiles tend to have longer and more pointed "V"-shaped noses.

The broad snout of alligators is designed for strength, capable of withstanding the stress caused to bone when massive force is applied to crack open turtles and hard-shelled invertebrates which form part of their diet. Conversely, the pointed snout of a crocodile isn't quite as strong as the alligatorine shape, but the crocodile is still capable of exerting massive biting power. Crocodile jaws can be thought of as being more generalised - ideal for a wide variety of prey.

Gharials have a thin and extremely long snout. Caimans also have a short and blunt snout.♥

Answer 2

Long Snouted Crocodile

Answer 3

A crocodile has the longer snout. The alligator has a wider, broader snout.

The easiest way of telling apart crocodiles from alligators, however, is to look at their noses. Alligators (and caimans) have a wide "U"-shaped, rounded snout (like a shovel), whereas crocodiles tend to have longer and more pointed "V"-shaped noses. This is illustrated in the diagram to the left (C = alligator, D = crocodile). The broad snout of alligators is designed for strength, capable of withstanding the stress caused to bone when massive force is applied to crack open turtles and hard-shelled invertebrates which form part of their diet. Of course, alligators eat softer prey too, but hard-shelled prey are ubiquitous in their environment and it's a big advantage to be able to eat them. Conversely, the pointed snout of a crocodile isn't quite as strong as the alligatorine shape, but the crocodile is still capable of exerting massive biting power. Crocodile jaws can be thought of as being more generalised - ideal for a wide variety of prey. The full extent of the way jaw shape influences diet isn't particularly well studied in crocodilians, but it's obvious that a very thin nose like a gharial's is much better at dealing with a fish than a turtle! There are 23 species of crocodilians, though, and this simple broad vs. narrow rule doesn't always work.

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Which has the longer snout, an alligator or a crocodile?

Answer 5

the alligator has a longer snout

Answer 6

the alligator has a longer snout

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THE ALLIGATOR HAS THE LONGER SNOUT AND THE CROCODILE IS THE FASTER ONE

Answer 8

The snout Vere's between species.

Answer 9

they got it right..

allis have longer snout than crocs..

Answer 10

crocodile