Multiple choice

How do crocodiles survive in the hot, dry areas of Africa?

  1. hide under a tree

  2. move to where there is more water

  3. lie in the sun

  4. bury selves in mud
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D Correct answer
Explanation

To survive extreme heat and drought, some African crocodiles bury themselves in the mud of drying riverbeds and enter a state of aestivation until the rains return.

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