Glossary

• Family-A group of animals that love and sometimes live with each other
• Reptile-An animal that moves on its stomach or on small legs and feet
• Crocodilian-A certain type of species of a reptile
• Herpetologist-Somebody that studies reptiles
• Species-A kind or a type
• Extinction-Not living anymore
• Super Croc-A big skull of an ancient crocodile
• Endangered-Not a lot of that species living
• Crocodile Hunter- Steve Irwin looks for crocs so he can teach us about them
• Steve Irwin- Crocodile Hunter
• Discovery Channel-A channel that educates kids about reptiles and other animals
• Vegetation-Types of plants that they lay on
• Tinge-Another color besides the main color of the reptile
• Nocturnal- Active at night
• Flooded Savannahs-A part of Savannah that’s flooded with water
• Mammals-A warm blooded animal that lay eggs and  feed their young with milk
• Brackish Water-slow moving, muddy, and mossy water
• Membrane-An extra eyelid the crocodile uses when it goes under water and can still see
• Thermo regulating-Laying down with their mouth open to cool off
• Crocodiles- Type of reptile that has a pointed snout
• Gharials-Type of reptile that has a slender snout
• Caimans-Type of reptile that has a ridge above their eyes
• Alligators-Type of reptile that have a rounded off snout
• Marshes-A place where water is filled with mud and is thick to walk in
• Lagoons-A shallow body of water that is separated by sandbars or coral reefs
• Swamps-An area of water that is filled with moss and other dead plants
• Bayou-A body of water (such as a stream) that is just a little bigger than a stream
• Wetlands-A place where
• Intriguing-Fascinating interesting; wanting to learn more about it
• Wade-Walking into a pond and the water only going up to your knees
• Gaiters-Leather boots used to walk wade water
• Locomotion-How fast an object is going; the speed
• Mascot-An animal that represents some school or business
• Predator-Something that hunts food and lives in the wild
• Prey-Is an animal or plant that a reptile hunts or eats
• Conservation-Keeping something held against its will
• Illegal trafficking of crocodilian goods-