书城外语课外英语-动物亮丽风景线(双语版)
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第75章 它们的共同点

All crocodilians are reptiles.They are cold blooded.This means they must warm up by lying in the sun.They cool off by staying in the shade.

Crocodilians breathe through lungs.They spend most of their time in water but must come to the surface to breathe.

The thick skin of crocodilians is made up of bony plates.These animals have about 30to 40teeth in each jaw.The teeth lock together when their jaws are closed kind of the way a zipper’s teeth fit together.

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