Phil Robinson

“ We feel the movement as you might feel wind blowing on your cheek, and, like you, we can tell the direction in which the movement is setting, and we act accordingly. Go and watch the little crocodiles in the other tanks, and you'll soon see how sensitive they are to the approach of anything, even though they cannot possibly see it, and how quickly they all wake up to the fact that some 'foreign body' has come into, or fallen into, their tank. ”

“ You put your foot down into the tank, and I'll show you what my idea of being 'personal' is. But, pleasantry apart, I am sorry to hear what you say. We alligators always thought that the blunt nose was peculiar to ourselves. I must ask Mr. Bartlett about that. It is irregular.”
“The crocodiles, I noticed, didn't bellow or roar.”
“They never do; they make a kind of noise of their own, but it is not worth mentioning. Even that little Chinese alligator makes a better noise than the biggest crocodile.” ”

“ They have very little to say for themselves, and stay only a short time. Snakes that will not move, and crocodiles that will not even wink, are not conducive to much enthusiasm of spirits or variation in remark. ”