Difference Between Crocodile And Alligator Meme. Crocodiles have salt glands on their tongue the excess salt in food and water leaves their body through these glands. Alligators are found in fresh water whereas crocodiles live in both fresh and salt water.
Due to the placement of its eyes ears and nose a crocodile leaves the top of its head out when submerged under water and can still see hear and breathe. Scroll down for more. As kids we all heard the saying see you later alligator which is usually replied to with in a while crocodile.
The main difference between crocodiles and alligators is that they belong to different scientific families crocodylidae and alligatoridae respectively.
Alligators are shy animals and avoid humans unlike crocodiles. How to identify a crocodile. One will see you in a while whereas the other one will see you later. The crocodile s snout is pointed and v shaped and the alligator s is wide and u shaped.
