Introduction: Understanding the Caiman and Crocodile Distinction

ʻO ka Caimans a me nā crocodiles nā ʻano mea kolo ʻelua e huikau pinepine ma muli o ko lākou mau ʻano kino a me nā ʻano. Eia nō naʻe, no nā ʻohana ʻauhau ʻokoʻa lākou a he ʻokoʻa ko lākou noho ʻana, ka nui, ka helehelena, ka meaʻai, a me ka ʻano. Ma kēia ʻatikala, e ʻimi mākou i nā hiʻohiʻona kūʻokoʻa a me nā ʻano ʻokoʻa o nā caimans a me nā crocodiles, e hoʻomālamalama i kā lākou ʻauhau, ka noho ʻana, ka nui a me nā hiʻohiʻona, nā niho a me nā ʻāʻī, ka meaʻai, ka hana, ka hana hou ʻana, nā hoʻoweliweli a me ka mālama ʻana, ka māhele ʻāina, ka mōʻaukala evolutionary. , a me kā lākou launa pū ʻana me nā kānaka.

Taxonomy: Hoʻokaʻawale i nā ʻano Reptilian ʻelua

No nā ʻohana taxonomic ʻokoʻa nā Caimans a me nā crocodiles. No ka ʻohana Alligatoridae ʻo Caimans, ʻo ia hoʻi nā alligators, aʻo nā crocodiles no ka ʻohana Crocodylidae. Aia ka ʻokoʻa nui i ko lākou ʻano ihu a me ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana o nā niho. He ihu ākea ko ka Caimana, he ʻano U, a komo ko lākou mau niho haʻahaʻa i loko o nā lua ma ka ʻāwae luna ke paʻa ko lākou waha. Ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi o ka ihu koʻikoʻi V-like, a ʻike mau ʻia ko lākou niho ʻehā ma ka ʻāʻī haʻahaʻa ʻoiai ke paʻa ka waha.

Noho: Ke ʻimi ʻana i nā Kaiapuni Kūlohelohe o Caimans a me Crocodiles

Noho ʻo Caimans a me nā crocodiles i nā ʻāpana like ʻole a he ʻokoʻa ko lākou makemake. Loaʻa ka poʻe Caimans ma nā wahi wai maʻemaʻe e like me nā muliwai, nā loko, nā puʻu, a me nā marshes ma Central a me ʻAmelika Hema. Hiki iā lākou ke ʻae i ka wai maʻemaʻe a me ka wai paʻakai. ʻO ka ʻokoʻa, ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o nā crocodiles ma ke ʻano o ka noho ʻana a hiki ke loaʻa i loko o ka wai maʻemaʻe, ka wai paʻakai, a me nā wahi kai. Loaʻa iā lākou ka laha ākea a hiki ke ʻike ʻia ma ʻApelika, Asia, Australia, a me ʻAmelika.

Ka Nui a me ka Hiʻona: Nā ʻAno Kino Kūʻokoʻa

ʻOkoʻa ka nui a me nā hiʻohiʻona holoʻokoʻa nā Caimans a me nā crocodiles. ʻOi aku ka liʻiliʻi o ka Caimans, me ke ana ʻana o nā kāne makua ma kahi o 5 a 7 kapuaʻi ka lōʻihi, aʻo nā wahine maʻamau i 4 a 5 mau wāwae. ʻO nā Crocodiles, ma kekahi ʻaoʻao, ʻoi aku ka nui, me nā kāne makua mai ka 11 a 16 kapuaʻi, a ʻo nā wahine a hiki i 8 a 12 kapuaʻi. Ma ke ʻano o ka hiʻohiʻona, ʻoi aku ka nui o ke kino o ka caimans, me ke kino ʻoi aku ka ikaika a me kahi kua iwi ma ka ʻaoʻao o luna. ʻOi aku ka wiwi o ke kino, ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi o ke kino, a me ke kuamoʻo iwi haiki ma ka lihilihi o luna.

Nā niho a me nā ʻāwae: Ke nānā ʻana i nā hiʻohiʻona niho o Caimans a me Crocodiles

ʻO nā niho a me nā ʻāwae o nā kaimana a me nā crocodiles kekahi ʻano ʻokoʻa. He mau niho ko Caimans i oi aku ka like o ka nui a me ke kino, me na niho a pau e pili ana i na kumu ma ka iwi a. Hoʻolālā ʻia ko lākou mau niho no ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana a me ka paʻa ʻana i ka mea pio ma mua o ka haehae ʻana. ʻO ka ʻokoʻa, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā niho koʻikoʻi a ʻike ʻia, a puka mai ko lākou mau niho ʻehā ma ka ʻāwae lalo ke paʻa ko lākou waha. Ua kūpono ko lākou mau niho no ka hopu ʻana, ka paʻa ʻana, a me ka haehae ʻana i nā mea pio.

ʻAi: Ke ʻimi ʻana i nā ʻano meaʻai like ʻole o kēlā me kēia ʻano

He ʻokoʻa nā makemake meaʻai a me nā hoʻolālā hānai ʻana i nā Caimans a me nā crocodiles. ʻAi nui nā Caimans i nā iʻa, nā amphibians, nā mammals liʻiliʻi, a me nā manu. Ua ʻike ʻia nō hoʻi lākou e ʻohi i ke kino. ʻO ka nui a me ka ikaika o nā Crocodiles, he ʻai ākea ko lākou e pili ana i nā iʻa, nā mammals, nā mea kolo, nā manu, a me nā mea pio nui aʻe e like me nā zebra a me nā wildebeest. He poʻe ʻaihue manawaleʻa lākou a hiki ke ʻai i nā mea pio o ka nui.

Hana: Ke noiʻi ʻana i ke ʻano o ke ʻano o nā Kaimana a me nā Crocodiles

Hōʻike nā Caimans a me nā crocodiles i nā ʻano hana ʻokoʻa. ʻAʻole ʻoi aku ka huhū o ka Caimans a ʻoi aku ka hoʻomanawanui i kā lākou ʻano ponoʻī. Hoʻokumu pinepine lākou i nā hui kaiaulu i kapa ʻia ʻo pods a hiki ke ʻike ʻia e pāʻani pū ana. ʻO nā Crocodiles, ma kekahi ʻaoʻao, ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou ʻano territorial a me ka hana ʻino. He mau mea noho kaʻawale lākou a pale ikaika i ko lākou mau ʻāina mai nā mea hoʻopiʻi, me nā crocodiles ʻē aʻe.

Hoʻohua hou: Ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i nā kaʻina hana hānau o nā ʻano ʻelua

He ʻokoʻa nā kaʻina hana hānau o nā Caimans a me nā koʻa. Hoʻomoe maʻamau nā Caimans i nā hua liʻiliʻi, mai ka 10 a 50, i loko o kahi pūnana puʻu i hana ʻia i nā mea kanu. Kiaʻi ka wahine i ka pūnana a hāʻule nā ​​hua. ʻO ka Crocodiles, ma kekahi ʻaoʻao, waiho i ka nui o nā hua, mai ka 20 a 90, i loko o ka pūnana lua i ʻeli ʻia i ke one a i ʻole ka lepo. Mālama ka wahine i ka pūnana, a ma kekahi mau ʻano, kōkua ʻo ia i nā ʻōpala ma ka lawe ʻana iā lākou i ka wai.

ʻO nā mea hoʻoweliweli a me ka mālama ʻana: ka loiloi ʻana i ke kūlana mālama o nā Caimans a me nā Crocodiles

Ke kū nei nā caimans a me nā crocodile i ka hoʻoweliweli i ko lākou ola. ʻO ka pau ʻana o ka noho ʻana, ka haumia, ka hahai holoholona ʻana, a me ke kālepa ʻana i ke kānāwai o ko lākou ʻili he mau pilikia koʻikoʻi i ko lākou mālama ʻana. Eia nō naʻe, ma muli o nā hana hoʻomalu a me nā pale kānāwai, ua hōʻike ka nui o nā caiman a me nā crocodile i nā hōʻailona o ka hoʻōla. ʻO kekahi mau ʻano, e like me ka American alligator a me ka Nile crocodile, ua hoʻoneʻe ʻia mai ka papa inoa o nā ʻano mea ʻino.

Ka Māhele ʻĀina: Ka Pepa ʻana i ka Pae o Caimans a me Crocodiles

He ʻokoʻa ka māhele ʻāina ʻo Caimans a me nā crocodiles. Loaʻa ka Caimans ma Central a me ʻAmelika Hema, me nā ʻano e like me ka caiman spectacled a me ka caiman ʻeleʻele he kamaʻāina i ka wao nahele Amazon. ʻOi aku ka laulā o nā koʻokoʻa a hiki ke loaʻa ma ʻApelika, Asia, Australia, a me ʻAmelika. ʻO nā ʻano ʻano like me ka Nile crocodile, ke koʻa wai paʻakai, a me ka crocodile ʻAmelika ua ʻike nui ʻia no ko lākou noho ʻana ma nā wahi like ʻole.

Moʻolelo Evolutionary: Ke ʻimi nei i ke kumu o Caimans a me Crocodiles

Kaʻana like nā Caimans a me nā crocodiles i ka mōʻaukala evolutionary maʻamau i hoʻomaka i nā miliona mau makahiki. He ʻāpana lākou o ka moʻokūʻauhau archosaur, ʻo ia hoʻi nā dinosaur a me nā manu. Ua ola nā caimans a me nā crocodiles i nā loli kaiapuni koʻikoʻi i ka manawa, e hoʻololi ana i nā wahi noho like ʻole a ulu aʻe i loko o nā mea ola weliweli a mākou i ʻike ai i kēia mau lā.

Nā pilina me nā kānaka: E ʻimi ana i ka pilina kanaka-Caiman a me Kanaka-Crocodile.

Hiki ke ʻokoʻa ka pilina ma waena o ke kanaka a me nā kaimana a i ʻole nā ​​crocodiles ma muli o ke ʻano moʻomeheu a me nā ʻano kūloko. Ma kekahi mau ʻāina, mahalo ʻia a mālama ʻia nā crocodiles ma ke ʻano he holoholona laʻa, ʻoiai ma nā wahi ʻē aʻe, ʻike ʻia lākou he mau mea ʻaihue weliweli a ʻimi ʻia a hoʻoneʻe ʻia mai ko lākou mau wahi kūlohelohe. ʻO ka Caimans, ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi a me ka hoʻoweliweli, ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi o ka hoʻoweliweli i ke kanaka. Eia nō naʻe, pono e mālama ʻia ka makaʻala a me ka mahalo i ka wā e hālāwai ai me kēia mau mea kolo i mea e palekana ai nā kānaka a me nā holoholona.