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Temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) is a type of environmental sex determination in which the temperatures experienced during embryonic/larval development determine the sex of the offspring. [1] It is observed in reptiles and teleost fish, with some reports of it occurring in species of shrimp. [2][3][4][5][6] TSD differs from the ...
A male crocodile lived to an estimated age of 110–115 years in a Russian zoo in Yekaterinburg. [80] Named Kolya, he joined the zoo around 1913 to 1915, fully grown, after touring in an animal show, and lived until 1995. [80] A male freshwater crocodile lived to an estimated age of 120–140 years at the Australia Zoo. [81]
Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both / krɒkəˈdɪliə /) is an order of semiaquatic, predatory reptiles known as crocodilians. They first appeared during the Late Cretaceous and are the closest living relatives of birds. Crocodilians are a type of crocodylomorph pseudosuchian, a subset of archosaurs that appeared about 235 million years ago and ...
The average adult Morelet's crocodile is about 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in), with a typical length range of 1.5 to 2.7 m (4 ft 11 in to 8 ft 10 in) (the lower measurement representing the mean total length of a female at sexual maturity which is attained at roughly 7–8 years of age in the wild).
Unlike cats or dogs, reptiles don’t carry dander. ... Generally considered as easy to care for, feed Blue-tongued Skinks a diet high in protein, vegetables and fruit and make sure they’ve got ...
Renowned British-born crocodile expert Adam Britton was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years and five months in jail in Australia over dozens of cases of sexually abusing dogs.
On average, the temperature of incubation is 25–26 °C (77–79 °F), including the day and night. [36] This temperature controls whether a young alligator will be male or female (temperature-dependent sex determination), [32] a feature present in many other reptiles. A higher incubation temperature also increases the hatching rate. [36]
The caiman does not have sex chromosomes, but instead depends on temperature to determine the ratio of male and female offspring. Eggs at warmer temperatures (32 °C (90 °F) or higher) develop into males and eggs at cooler temperatures (31 °C (88 °F) or lower) develop into females. [ 18 ]