Brief facts about the animal species

Alligator
(Alligator mississippiensis)
There are only two species of alligator – the one above and the Chinese alligator.
Olive, brown, gray, or almost black in color with a cream-colored underside. Found in most of the southern U.S. states, especially Florida and Louisiana – with more than 1.5 million wild and about 500,000 farmed alligators.
Around 33,000 wild and 280,000 farmed animals are harvested annually in Louisiana.
Differences from crocodile:
The snout is rounder, shorter, and more powerful; the canine teeth do not protrude, has an umbilical cord, likes only freshwater, has no pores on the belly (porosus), is not as aggressive as the crocodile, has no “salt glands” – glands for exchanging saltwater. Average age 50 years, length 3-5 meters, average weight 360 kg – up to 450 kg. Speed in water up to 43 km/t.
Head scales on the nape are 2-2-2.

Saltwater crocodile
(Crocodylus porosus)
Largest living reptile – over 6 meters and over 1,000 kg. Males are almost twice as large as females. The pores on the belly are believed to be small sensory organs that detect movement beneath it. Equally at home in saltwater and freshwater. Many species. Lives in the tropics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Australia. More than 200 million years have changed little about the crocodile. The Nile crocodile has no pores. The scales on a crocodile's belly are more uniform in size than those of an alligator – this is even clearer on the flank. Strongest bite of all animals with more than 2 tons of jaw pressure. Oldest crocodile about 130 years. Maximum land speed is 17 km/t.
Head scales on the nape are 4-2.

Caiman crocodile
(Caiman Yacare)
Found especially in parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Resembles an alligator a lot (in the same family) with a round snout but is smaller - usually 2-3 meters long. Eats, among other things, piranhas and birds. Caimans have distinct bony plates on the belly and tail. The flank has round rings like the two above, but the rings are closer together on an alligator. Head scales on the nape are 4-4-2.

Ostrich
(Struthio camelus)
Flightless bird from Africa. Many species. Highest land speed 74 km/t. Has the largest eggs in the world, weighing about 1.4 kg each. Farmed. The ostrich is used for meat, the skin for leather, and the feathers for dusting. It weighs up to 130 kg. Height up to 2.8 meters with a wingspan of two meters. Lifespan max 75 years. Thrives best in desert or semi-desert. Kicks only forward.

Lizard
(Black & White Tegu (Teju) Lizard) – (Tupinambis Rufescens) Red Tegu -Argentina or Java Lizard (Varanus salvatore)- Malaysia.
The biggest difference is precisely the size. The tegu is small, 1 – 1.4 meters, while the monitor lizard is large, up to 2 meters. Tegus are the most intelligent of the lizards. Lifespan 15-20 years. Found in rainforest areas in the eastern and central parts of South America. Hibernates in late autumn. Monitor lizards (Monitor Lizards) have many names and types in Africa and South Asia as well as Australia. They are carnivorous. The Komodo dragon is the most fearsome and can attack humans.

Spotted eagle ray
(Aetobatus narinari) or Row Stone Stingray
Lives at depths down to 80 meters. Found globally in tropical waters. Has white spots or rings on the body. Eats crabs, shrimp, and shellfish. Wingspan up to 3 meters and a weight of 230 kg. Has 2-6 venomous spines (stingers). It can be as large as 35 cm. If the spine breaks, a new one grows out. At the British Museum, spear and arrowheads made from the spine used in Micronesia are on display. Large sharks, especially the hammerhead shark, are its worst enemy. Not aggressive toward humans.

Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes Notaeus – good swimmer latin) is smaller than the green one, about 3.3 – 4.4 meters long. Constrictor snake. Lives in the southern parts of South America such as Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. Lives in swamps. Hunts from ambush. Eats birds, eggs, lizards, a little fish, etc. In the wild it lives about 20 years, somewhat longer in farms. Weighs about 25 – 35 kg. . The scales are from the underside of the snake.

Python (Pythonidae) Constrictor snake. Not venomous. Robust and muscular. Body length from 0.45 m - 9 meters. The belly scales are small. Egg-laying. Heat-loving. Lives in sub-Saharan Africa, in Asia (India, Sri Lanka, etc.), Australia, and is now also released into the wild in Florida, U.S.A.