![Crocodiles produce nature's strongest gastric juices to digest prey animals whole. Thanks to a unique heart they retain deoxygenated blood, bypass their lungs, and use the CO2-rich blood to stimulate acid production Crocodiles produce nature's strongest gastric juices to digest prey animals whole. Thanks to a unique heart they retain deoxygenated blood, bypass their lungs, and use the CO2-rich blood to stimulate acid production](https://preview.redd.it/92ts67fs6t381.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3d722829f326e5e2c63c2a8bab8f430274bc2b97)
Crocodiles produce nature's strongest gastric juices to digest prey animals whole. Thanks to a unique heart they retain deoxygenated blood, bypass their lungs, and use the CO2-rich blood to stimulate acid production
![After a meal, a Crocodile's heart directs deoxygenated blood, rich in acidic carbon dioxide, to the stomach. The blood stimulates the production of the most acidic gastric juices known in nature. : After a meal, a Crocodile's heart directs deoxygenated blood, rich in acidic carbon dioxide, to the stomach. The blood stimulates the production of the most acidic gastric juices known in nature. :](https://i.redd.it/cq4ic60s4ow51.jpg)
After a meal, a Crocodile's heart directs deoxygenated blood, rich in acidic carbon dioxide, to the stomach. The blood stimulates the production of the most acidic gastric juices known in nature. :
Guess what they found in record-setting Stokes Gator's stomach; taxidermist reveals all (photos not for the squeamish) - al.com
Guess what they found in record-setting Stokes Gator's stomach; taxidermist reveals all (photos not for the squeamish) - al.com
Guess what they found in record-setting Stokes Gator's stomach; taxidermist reveals all (photos not for the squeamish) - al.com
Crocodile's metal plate of human origin, orthopaedic surgeon says, after find in stomach of 4.7-metre 'MJ' - ABC News
![a The digestive tract of a saltwater crocodile from tongue to cloaca.... | Download Scientific Diagram a The digestive tract of a saltwater crocodile from tongue to cloaca.... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336672770/figure/fig1/AS:815944490291215@1571547734786/a-The-digestive-tract-of-a-saltwater-crocodile-from-tongue-to-cloaca-Intestinal-contents.png)
a The digestive tract of a saltwater crocodile from tongue to cloaca.... | Download Scientific Diagram
Crocodiles: Despite having fierce teeth, why does a crocodile swallow the prey without chewing it? | Earth
![Crocodiles produce nature's strongest gastric juices to digest prey animals whole. Thanks to a unique heart they retain deoxygenated blood, bypass their lungs, and use the CO2-rich blood to stimulate acid production Crocodiles produce nature's strongest gastric juices to digest prey animals whole. Thanks to a unique heart they retain deoxygenated blood, bypass their lungs, and use the CO2-rich blood to stimulate acid production](https://i.redd.it/b7efr6xxlr381.jpg)