Question

Crocodile lives for about

• A. 10 years
• B. 20 years
• C. 40 years
• D. 60 years

Answer 1

The correct option is D 60 years

The average lifespan of the crocodile is 60 -70 years. Some species are exceptions like C. porosus is estimated to live around 70 years on average. The most common method to measure growth rate is to measure lamellar growth rings in bones and teeth, each ring corresponds to a change in growth rate which typically occurs once a year between dry and wet seasons. It belongs to class Reptilia. It has other remarkable feature like four-chambered heart, scaly skin, and ammonotelic.

So, the correct answer is option D.