♫Wild Kratts♫ MARTIN: We're here in North America.

CHRIS: Down here in the south on the Florida Peninsula.

MARTIN: Paddling through a special habitat where the Cypress swamps meet the Everglades.

It's us, the Kratt brothers!

I'm Martin.

I'm Chris, and maybe the most special thing about this habitat is that it's the only place in the world where both alligators and crocodiles live together in the wild.

Did you even know there were differences between alligators and crocodiles?

CHRIS: But what are the differences between alligators and crocodiles?

And why are alligators and crocodiles different?

CHRIS: Well, one thing they have in common is that they are both cold-blooded.

So, on a cool morning like today, they need to lie out in the sun.

That's so they can warm up their blood and become active.

So, right now, is a great time to spot one.

And to spot the differences between them.

MARTIN: Chris, I spotted something!

CHRIS: All right... MARTIN: Okay, it's an alligator.

Now, when you've seen enough, you know.

They somehow just look alligator-ish.

CHRIS: But, to be sure, here's the ID checklist.

Gray-to-black color.

Check!

Wide, round, U-shaped snout.

Check!

And you can't see the bottom teeth when her mouth is closed.

Check!

It's a gator.

Alligators are much more common in Florida than crocodiles.

There are over a million wild alligators here, but only 1,500 crocs.

So, a crocodile is going to be much harder to find.

Hey, imagine if we had alligator powers.

Then we could search for crocs with our eyes and nose above water.

Yeah!

Then we'd easily find a crocodile.

Imagine if we had alligator powers!

BOTH: What if?

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I know what we can do next.

Don't say the dishes.

Well, that's exactly why I invented this.

Introducing my table clearer, dishwasher, and put-on-shelfer combo.

(Gasping) So we could do less cleaning and more adventuring!

I'll test it!

Wait, no!

(Screaming) It's not supposed to work while somebody's holding it!

I was supposed to put it down first!

(Grunting) (Whirring) ♫ AVIVA: It worked!

(Speaking Spanish) On the first try!

Wow, that's impressive.

While everybody's distracted, it's the perfect time to surprise them with an extreme creature quiz.

Wow!

What a time saver!

What's the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?

Which is which?

JIMMY Z: Look the same to me.

It's a trick question.

Nope, that's a crocodile.

And that's an alligator.

Nope, that's a croc and that's a gator.

Nailed it, bro!

KOKI: Oh, yeah?

How do you know?

Um, I don't know how I know, I just know.

It's, uh, kind of obvious... isn't it?

Nuh-uh!

Negativo!

How is that obvious?

JIMMY Z: Yeah, they just look like two giant lizards.

They're not lizards.

They're both in the Family Crocodilia, but one's a crocodile and one's an alligator.

We can show you the differences.

I'll take the alligator.

I've got crocodile.

Alligators are gray to dark gray.

Crocodiles are olive green or brown.

Alligators have wide, rounded snouts that are U-shaped.

Crocodiles have long, pointy snouts that are V-shaped.

An alligator's bottom teeth are inside his mouth.

A crocodile's bottom teeth stick out of his mouth.

Alligators are really big, growing up to 16 feet long.

Crocodiles grow even bigger, up to 20 feet long.

So they look different, but why?

Why do they have those differences?

Yeah?

Why are they different at all?

Well the alligator and the crocodile look different because they're different species, and they are different species because, uh... well, naturally because... uh, I think...

Here, I'll take this one Chris.

The reason crocodiles and alligators are different is-- Oh... hmm.

Ah, why are they different?

They are different because, ah, I don't know.

But one thing I do know is that we've stumbled upon today's creature adventure.

We've got to answer the question: why are alligators and crocodiles different?

Hey, yeah!

And we'll do it like a contest.

We'll have two teams: Team Croc and Team Gator.

And each team has to find reasons why their animal looks different from the other.

And gets a point for each reason.

Whoever gets three points wins!

Oh yeah, we'll call it the Crocogator Contest!

I'm on Team Gator.

And I'm on Team Croc.

And I'll be the judge and stay in the Tortuga where it's safe.

Oh, yeah, and there is only one place in the world where we can go to figure this out.

The one place in the world where crocodiles and alligators live together.

KOKI: Martin's right.

There is one place.

The American alligator lives here.

And the American crocodile lives here.

CHRIS: The only place they coexist is the southern tip of Florida.

The American alligator and the American crocodile both live in Florida!

ALL: We're going to Florida!

(Cheering) (Brakes screeching) We're heading to Florida full speed.

♫ Team Gator will take my bass boat.

Ho-ho, right on Aviva!

That'll take us anywhere in the shallows.

While Team Croc will search with the Amphi-sub!

Nice one, Koki.

All the best croc action takes place under water.

Plus when we find a crocodile, we've already got this.

MARTIN: Hey, no fair!

He's already got a Creature Power disc.

Unfair advantage.

I don't have mine.

And I don't have alligator powers either.

Don't worry, Martin.

I'm bringing the mobile invention kit and can program any Creature Power we need on the fly.

(Gulping) Uh-oh.

(Beeping) JIMMY Z, ON INTERCOM: This is your captain.

We are nearing our destination.

Hope you've had an enjoyable flight on Wild Kratts Air, where even turtles fly.

MARTIN: Let the Crocogator Contest begin!

On your marks-- Later, gator!

Get set-- In a while, crocodile!

(Whistle blowing) MARTIN: Wahoo!

Keep your eyes peeled for alligator heads poking up on the surface.

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MARTIN: An alligator head is designed with eyes and nostrils on top so she can breathe and see everything around her, but at the same time be hidden and really hard to see.

Or if we're really lucky, we might be able to see an alligator sunning himself on the bank.

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MARTIN: Yeah, alligators like to lie on the banks to bask in the sun and get their blood and bodies warmed up.

Of course, because they're cold-blooded, they have to use the sun's heat to heat them.

Yeah, and then when they're warm, they can be active.

They go into the water and can hunt for prey with just their nose and eyes sticking above the surface.

Keep your eyes peeled.

♫ Our search strategy is so much better than Team Gator's.

While my bro is looking for the heads of the gator, you and I are looking for the whole body.

(Laughing) Much easier to see.

You think?

Team Croc rules!

There's one now!

I knew I'd find one before my bro!

Who said we'd find one first?

I did.

Koki how about pulling up right next to this crocodile so I can touch him and activate crocodile powers.

You got it, Chris.

Then I'll be able to go outside and swim with the croc.

And we will find out why crocs are different.

And we'll just rack up the points and win the Crocogator Contest.

Pulling alongside now.

♫ CHRIS: Activate Crocodile Powers!

Hey, nothing's happening... What's wrong?

Uh-oh!

♫ KOKI: Uh, this guy has a wide, rounded U-shaped snout.

And I can't see his bottom teeth.

This is an alligator!

Oops.

That's why the activation of crocodile powers didn't work.

I was touching the wrong animal!

How could I have been so color-blind?

It's a bluish-gray color, definitely an alligator!

I should've known.

We got a little overconfident.

I'm just glad Martin and Aviva didn't hear us trash-talking.

Oh, you mean something like, "Team Croc rules"?

Well, Team Gator just found a gator!

ALL: Yeah!

Wide, U-shaped snout at ten o'clock.

AVIVA: Hey, where's he going?

Huh, I think he just spotted that raccoon.

Alligators use the water to hide and are experts at surprising mammals who come to the river bank for a drink.

(Alligator roaring)Whoa!

A near-miss!

(Chirping) Oh, good for the raccoon.

Yeah, really lucky this time, but not always.

Most crocodilian species eat fish, including the alligator, but alligators are expert mammal hunters.

Hey I think I'm getting something here.

What?

A hypothesis.

Well, let's hear it.

I think alligators have wider, broader snouts because they hunt for land mammals like raccoons, deer.

They need sturdy snouts to hold onto big land mammals.

(Whistle blowing) (Bell ringing) I'll give it to you: one point for Team Gator.

(Cheering) Not good.

We can't even find a crocodile.

Aww, all I see are alligators.

Gator, gator... Another gator!

How come there are so many alligators and no crocodiles?

Gator... gator... CHRIS: Martin and Aviva with a gator?!

(Chris sobbing) Oh, we're in trouble, Koki.

Uh-huh.

Where's he going?

Going overland, with a high walk.

Where they keep their legs directly under them.

Ah, check it out, only an alligator can do that.

Most reptiles, including crocodiles, walk with their legs out to the side.

(Panting) (Koki laughing) KOKI: Science can be goofy.

Oof!

It's tiring.

(Panting) But an alligator walks with his legs directly under him and can walk longer without getting tired.

(Laughing) Hey this is a difference.

It must be because the alligator lives inland, in freshwater environments, where they often have to walk over land.

So the alligator's body is designed to have the ability to go for long walks!

With the high walk!

(Whistle blowing) Point number two for Team Gator.

(Cheering) (Bell ringing) (Groaning) They've got two points already and we can't even find a crocodile!

KOKI: Hey, Chris, check it out.

I might have something here.

The range maps show that while the alligators live inland in freshwater areas, the crocodile's range only starts on the tip of Florida and goes seaward to the Caribbean and to the coasts of Central and South America.

Ah, so it seems that crocodiles might like saltier water.

We'll head south on our search for crocodiles and take water readings of the saltiness, or salinity, as we go.

(Beeping) Zero parts salt.

This water is fresher than fresh.

Totally fresh water here.

CHRIS: Let's get out of here.

♫ Where'd all the water go?

This is the dry season and that's why it's a dry grassland.

Usually this whole area is under two feet of water.

Alligators can't get caught out here because they can overheat and die.

But there's no water in sight.

Is he going to make it to wherever he's going?

Look, Aviva!

(Gasping) An alligator hole!

I've read about these!

An alligator digs these pools with his claws and tail as a way to survive the dry season.

Okay, so get in there and check it out.

Nuh-uh.

The alligator uses this pool to attract thirsty prey.

Like an ambush?

You got it!

(Roaring) Whoa!

So even though I want to go in there, I'm not going in there until I have alligator powers of my own.

I'm on it.

♫ Salinity is at 50 parts.

We've now entered a bay where the fresh water of the river is mixing with the salt water of the ocean.

Brackish water!

And no more alligators!

ALL: Whoa!

Long, pointy V-shaped snout.

Teeth sticking out from lower jaw.

Greenish-brown color.

It's-- BOTH: A crocodile!

Now that's how you catch fish!

Not how I catch fish.

CHRIS: American crocodiles are mostly fish hunters and a long, thin jaw makes it easier for them to move their heads sideways through the water quickly!

That's why crocs have a long, thin V-shaped snout.

Because that's the best shape to have for catching fish.

(Whistle blowing) One point for Team Croc.

(Bell ringing) The score is 2-1.

Team Gator is in the lead, but Team Croc is catching up.

Hey, you guys are getting away from me.

Time to relocate.

I'm bringing the Tortuga right where croc and gator habitat overlap.

C'mon, hurry, Aviva!

Team Croc is catching up!

Listo!

The Alligator Power programming is complete!

Great!

Uh... (Roaring) Whoa!

Uh, sorry about that.

I think I'll just go for a walk around the alligator hole.

(Whistling) (Roaring) Whoa!

Uh, Aviva... would you mind touching his tail?

What?

No, that's your department.

Just pretend.

(Sighing) (Alligator growling) (Yelping) Activate Alligator Powers!

♫ Now I'll go into the alligator hole.

Because we're about the same size, we won't have any problems.

Right, buddy?

What are you talking about?

Alligators of the same size usually get along okay.

So let's check out this hole you dug.

Oh, hey, this is nice.

Cool and fresh.

Ah, a nice place to get out of the sun and cool down.

This alligator hole is also a refuge for all these other animals: frogs, largemouth bass, softshell turtles.

Ah!

Oh, that's refreshing.

Koki, steer the Amphi-sub closer so I can activate croc powers.

Ah!

Oh, missed him!

Faster, Koki!

He's heading out to sea.

He must be after something.

On it.

What?

This croc is attacking a tiger shark!

Go, Koki, go!

This is a never- before-seen moment!

CHRIS: Crocodile versus tiger shark!

I can't believe it!

Incredible, the crocodile is going right at the shark.

And the shark's not backing down.

CHRIS: Whoa, crocodiles are aggressive.

Get us closer Koki, I can almost touch him.

Ah!

Whoa!

CHRIS: Whoa!

He made one of the most aggressive sharks in the world back down!

The crocodile is so much more aggressive.

Than an alligator.

Because it lives in a bigger, tougher environment!

(Whistle blowing) A point for Team Croc.

The Crocogator Contest is tied.

Two-two!

(Bell ringing) (Cheering) Yeah!

All right!

We did it!

♫ Croc or gator, who will win?

Croc or gator?

Well, whoever gets the next point wins.

And then you can all come back and tell me what the differences are between an alligator and a crocodile.

And why.

(Roaring) Because I'm still not seeing it!

(Roaring) (Screaming) (Whimpering) Help!

(Hissing) Uh-oh, that doesn't sound good.

Sounds like Jimmy's in trouble.

JIMMY: What am I going to do?

AVIVA AND KOKI: What's wrong Jimmy?

C-c-crocogators!

In the Tortuga!

What?

Well, which is it?

Crocs?

Or gators?

(Whimpering) I don't know.

One or the other.

Maybe both.

Well, what color are they?

And what are their heads like?

(Whimpering) One's greenish-brown with a long, pointy head.

CHRIS: Croc!

JIMMY: And the other is greyish-blue with a wide, round head.

MARTIN: Gator!

Jimmy, you are so lucky?

What?

You've found yourself right in the middle of a rarely seen wildlife moment!

A stand off between an alligator and a crocodile!

B-b-but they both have big mouths and lots of teeth!

Guys, Jimmy is scared!

Oh, yeah.

Right, of course.

MARTIN AND CHRIS: To the Jimmy Rescue!

We got to get back to the Tortuga and fast!

And I know just how to do it!

♫ Activate Crocodile Powers!

♫ Hop on!

You got it.

Did you know crocodiles are faster swimmers than alligators?

Think that's worth a point?

I don't think Jimmy's keeping score right now.

Alligators are faster runners than crocodiles!

(Laughing) And I love the way they enter the water, too.

Hang on!

(Gasping) Oops.

Heh, sorry.

♫ (Growling) (Whimpering) Wow.

Whoa, what giant reptilians!

CHRIS: Croc with around 68 teeth in his mouth.

MARTIN: Gator jaws hold 80 teeth.

Crocs and gators do meet each other where their natural habitats overlap and sometimes they face off.

Usually the size of the croc or gator determines which one backs down and which one wins.

CHRIS: Crocs grow to 20 feet.

But these two are pretty evenly matched.

Maybe the gator's even a little bigger.

(Roaring) I don't want to fall into that crocogator fight!

Jimmy's tower isn't going to last long with those bruisers going at it!

Okay, what do we know about croc and gator behavior that could break up this fight?

(Roaring) Huh?

Wh-what me?

(Gasping) Maybe we already have the answer.

MARTIN: Both crocs and gators are cannibals.

Meaning they like to eat their own kind who are smaller than them.

We're in croc and gator suits and we're smaller than them.

Okay, now I get it.

CHRIS: That's why they're looking at us like that.

And if we get even smaller, I bet they'll really come after us.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking, bro?

Uh-huh!

BOTH: The Miniaturizer.

Here you go, guys!

Okay!

So now let's get out there and look delicious!

How do you look delicious to a cannibal?

I don't know, but lets try walking around real gatorish.

And crocish.

♫ (Hissing) You know, sometimes our plans sound great at first, and then I'm not so sure.

(Screaming) (Growling) ♫ Yikes!

(Screaming) Deactivate!

(Yelping) (Screaming) Deactivate!

(Grunting) (Sighing) Phew, that was close.

(Mosquito buzzing) Uh-oh!

(Screaming) (Crashing) (Sighing) So Jimmy, after all that, do you know the difference between and alligator and a crocodile now?

Wide, U-shaped jaw, bluish-gray: alligator.

Pointy, V-shaped jaw, brownish, greenish: crocodile.

I don't think he'll ever forget.

What I'll never forget is that they both have big mouths with lots and lots of teeth.

(Laughing) Finding a crocodile in Florida can be like finding a needle in a haystack.

CHRIS: Yeah, they're here, but rare.

So you just have to keep looking, scanning the river bank.

MARTIN: Chris, I found one!

Definitely looks crocodile-ish to me.

Lets run a checklist.

Greenish-brown in color.

Check!

A long, thin, V-shaped snout.

Check!

MARTIN: Much pointier and thinner than an alligator's.

Lower-teeth showing when jaws are closed.

Lots of teeth, top and bottom here.

Definitely a crocodile!

An American crocodile.

There she goes!

American alligators, mostly a freshwater species, and American crocodiles, mostly a saltwater species, overlap and share habitat here in Florida.

But they're just two of the 23 species of the Family Crocodilia from around the world.

MARTIN: There are only two species of alligator.

CHRIS: And there are twelve species of crocodiles.

One of the largest is the Nile crocodile of Africa.

MARTIN: And then there's the caimans who live in Central and South America.

CHRIS: And the strangest is the Gharial from India.

One of the great ways to really see the difference between an alligator and a crocodile is to hold one of each side-by-side.

Check it out.

This one here has the wide, rounded U-shaped snout: the alligator.

And this one here has the longer, thinner, V-shaped pointier snout: the crocodile.

Really different when you look at them side-by-side.

♫ CHRIS: Oh, yeah!

Alligator!

Whoa, a mother alligator and babies.

And they're pretty young.

It looks like they hatched just a few months ago.

The reptile version of a mama bear.

Gotta give her her space.

She's very protective.

Tell everyone you know that crocodiles and alligators are different creatures.

And teach them how to tell the difference.

Keep on creature adventuring!

We'll see you on the creature trail.

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