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Crocodiles shed tears while they eat.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that crocodiles shed tears while they eat?

Unclear. The only items bearing on the claim are a reference article noting that crocodile weeping may be triggered by feeding, and two 1920 newspaper columns repeating the old legend that crocodiles shed tears over their prey while devouring it. None of these provides direct observation or a study of crocodiles actually tearing while eating, so the evidence covers the claim only in part.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
Crocodile tears
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Crocodile tears. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_tears

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Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 09 February 1920)
1920
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Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 09 February 1920). (1920). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19200209.2.38.2

Untitled (Colonist, 14 February 1920)
1920
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Untitled (Colonist, 14 February 1920). (1920). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19200214.2.38

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