There is some disagreement about the accuracy of the statement that crocodilians grow for as long as the live. Dr. Adam Britton refers to it as a myth. I’m sure that there are some who disagree with Dr. Britton, but if all scientists agreed with each other there would be no science. That is why I refer to science as dynamic and to certain religions as stagnant.No, crocodiles and alligators do grow throughout their lives, since there are some absolutely MASSIVE specimens out there. They just do it incredibly slowly. There was the Saltwater Crocodile called Lolong, and he came in at 20.7 feet from snout to tail. But, like many modern animals, square cube law is in effect and he died because his zoo pool kept getting drained and water acts as a buoyancy aid for certain larger animals.
Though of course everything stops growing when they die.
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