The Chinese Alligator Crocodile species is commonly known as Earth Dragon, China only. Only in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River area, the original China is another crocodile crocodile, but long extinct, so the Chinese alligator is very precious, has been listed as a protected animal.
Alligator body length of 2 meters, weighs 30-40 kilograms, back for the dark brown spots and stripes with a yellow ribbon, abdomen gray and white, and yellow spots and stripes. The tail has grayish black interlocking ring pattern, its limbs are short and short, and it is not very sensitive on land activities, while swimming in the water is very agile. Its tail can be used as a weapon for attack and self defense.
The Chinese alligator is an ancient reptile, experienced the geological history of the glacial climate and orogeny and other large changes and survive on earth live for at least 100 million years. It is close to the ancient dinosaurs because of its shape and structure. So it's called a living fossil of a dinosaur. Days, has been know Sanqiansiwubai years of history. Quite a few in 1950s the number of Chinese alligator, by killing a large number of people, coupled with the occupation of the Chinese alligator population increased, the suitable living environment, leading to rapid reduction of Chinese alligator. The number of Chinese alligator has been less than 500, only in Jiangsu, Anhui, the South Bank of the Yangtze river. In order to protect the Chinese alligator, Chinese has put it on the national animal protection list, and the establishment of the Chinese alligator Breeding Research Center in Anhui, in order to make this ancient creature forever live on the earth.
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