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Animals in Danger
List Of Animals In Danger | Addax | African Elephant | African Lion | American Marten | Animals In Danger | Arabian Oryx | Asian Otter | Bald Eagle | Black Rhinoceros | Blue & Yellow Macaw | Bottlenose Dolphin | Brazilian Tapir | Bridled Nailtail Wallaby | Brown Grizzly Bear | California Condor | Cassowary | Cheetah | Commersons Dolphin | Corncrake | Dalmatia Pelican | Dugong | Eastern Cougar | Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake | European Otter | Fresh Water Crocodile | Galapagos Tortoise | Giant Anteater | Giant Panda | Golden Lion Tamarin | Gorilla | Great White Shark | Greater Bilby | Green Turtle | Grey Seal | Grey Wolf | Humpback Whale | Indian Elephant | Leatherback Turtle | Mallee Fowl | Manatee | Mountain Zebra | Northern Leopard Frog | Orangutan | Pardel Lynx | Peary Caribou | Polar Bear | Pronghorn Antelope | Pygmy Hippopotamus | Red Panda | Sea Otter | Siberian Tiger | Snow Leopard | Southern Right Whale | Spectacled Bear | Spotted Tree Frog | Spur Thighed Tortoise | Stellar Sea Lion | Three Toe Sloth | Walrus | Wandering Albatross | White Tailed Sea Eagle | Whooping Crane | Wolverine | | | | | | |

American Crocodile

* American crocodiles are about 12 feet long. They live on land and in shallow water, swamps, and marshes. * American crocodiles like to float in the water with only their eyes and nose above the surface. * American crocodiles eat mostly small animals, which they grab with their strong jaws and razor-sharp teeth. * American crocodiles lay eggs. They hide their eggs under twigs and leaves, or bury them in the sand. * Some crocodiles help their young hatch, then carry them to the water in their mouth.

Habitat
Southern Florida, Mexico, Central and South America, Caribbean islands

Why It's Endangered
Overhunted for its hide
Habitat destruction

Gray Bat

* Gray bats only weigh up to half an ounce. Their wings measure about 1.5

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