Buhaya: Béda antarrépisi

'''Buhaya''' (''ᮘᮥᮠᮚ'') atawa '''buaya''' téh sebutan pikeun sakabéh [[spésiés]] sato anggota [[kulawarga (biologi)|kulawarga]] '''Crocodylidae''' (kadang digolongkeun salaku [[subfamili]] '''Crocodylinae''').

[[File:Crocodylidae Distribution.png|thumb|550px|Distrubition of crocodiles]]

 

Spésiés buhaya nu badag bisa ngabahyakeun [[manusa]]. Buhaya Laut jeung [[Buhaya Nil]] dianggap pangbahyana, sabab geus nelasan ratusan jalma di [[Asia Tenggara]] jeung [[Aprika]] unggal taunna. Nu ogé bahya pikeun manusa, nyaéta [[Aligator Amérika]] jeung ''[[Black Caiman]]''.

Dina jarak anu deukeut, gerakan buhaya kawilang gancang pisan, najan di darat. They have extremely powerful jaws and sharp teeth for tearing flesh, but cannot open their mouth if it is held closed, hence there are stories of people escaping from the long-snouted [[Nile Crocodile]] by holding its jaws shut. Indeed, [[zoology|zoologists]] will often subdue crocodiles for study or transport by [[duct tape|taping]] their jaws or holding their jaws shut with large [[rubber band]]s cut from automobile [[tire|inner tube]]s. All large crocodiles also have sharp welters and powerful claws. They have limited lateral movement in their neck, so on land one can find protection by getting even a small tree between the crocodile's jaws and oneself. Crocodiles are ambush hunters, waiting for fish or land animals to come close, then rushing out to attack. As cold-blooded predators, they can survive long periods without food, and rarely need to actively go hunting. Despite their slow appearance, crocodiles are the top predators in their environment, and various species have been observed attacking and killing [[lion]]s, large [[ungulate]]s and even [[shark]]s. A famous exception is the [[Egyptian Plover]] which enjoys a [[symbiotic]] relationship with the crocodile. The [[Plover]] feeds on parasites that infest the crocodile's mouth and the reptile will open its jaws and allow the bird to enter to clean out the mouth. The crocodile's bite strength is up to 3000 pounds per square inch, comparing to just 100 psi for a large dog.

 

 

Crocodiles eat fish, birds, mammals and occasionally smaller crocodiles.

== Buhaya pangbadagna ==

[[Image:LargeCroc.jpg|thumb|right|Large Crocodile in captivity in Australia]]

 

 

 

There is a decades old story that a crocodile killed in the [[Bay of Bengal]], India, measured 33 feet (10m) long. A more recent measurement of its skull in the British Museum (crocodile skull measurements are accurate for determining body length) showed the animal to have been around 17 feet (5.2 m) long.

 

== Getih buhaya ==

 

The discovery was made thanks to the curiosity of a [[BBC]] science producer filming a documentary on salt-water crocodiles in Australia, (now former-) BBC Director-General Greg Dyke revealed.

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