Scary Creatures" is a series investigating the more grisly aspects of natural history. "Crocodiles and Alligators" is packed with facts written in an accessible question and answer format, explaining the processes of nutrition, growth and movement in crocodilians and illustrating how skeletons and muscles work in an X-ray page format. The title indicates the links between animals and their environments and describes how crocodilians are threatened by human activities and how they can be conserved.