A crocodile's fourth tooth on the lower jaw is visible when its mouth is closed. Alligators don't have a protruding fourth tooth and when an alligators mouth is closed, usually only the upper teeth show.
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Alligators (bottom left) have a broad and rounded snout. Crocodiles (top right) have a narrow pointed snout.
A crocodile's fourth tooth on the lower jaw is visible when its mouth is closed. Alligators don't have a protruding fourth tooth and when an alligators mouth is closed, usually only the upper teeth show. |
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