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Alligators

Behaviors

The largest males and females will defend prime territory

Large male alligators are solitary, territorial animals

Tail

An Alligator uses it's powerful tail to propel itself through water

While alligators are fast in water they are generally slow on land

The tail accounts for half of an alligators length

An alligators tail can be used to swim faster in water to catch prey

XIII Webbed Feet

Some amphibians and reptiles have webbed feet and they use them in the same ways as birds

Webbed feet come in handy for swimming quickly

Alligators have webbed back feet

XII Differences between Crocodiles and Alligators

Alligators are found only in the US and China where Crocodiles can be found across the world

Alligators prefer more of freshwater while, crocodiles like more of a salty water

Crocodiles are more of a lighter green other then alligators are darker green

Alligators, seem more tame compared to crocodiles

XI Habits

often stay in groups called " congregations"

groups typical are being seen basking in the sun or taking a swim

This is because they can control their temperatures internally

Used water to hunt

Alligators are social creatures

X Offspring

temperatures below 86 F will be female

86 degrees F it will be a male

Eggs are gender neutral pending on the temperature incubation, will determine if it's a male of female.

Takes 65 days to hatch after mating

lay 20-50 eggs average

In September, when the young are ready to hatch, she will help them by moving the excess debris from the eggshell from when they are born

Hatchling's can go catch food when they are first born

Mate in June

IX Deaths

Most of them don't die of natural causes

Could die of their predators

Could die of starvation

VIII Life Cycle

Lay about 10 to 70 eggs at a time

When they hatch the life cycle starts again

VII Endangered

The species has made a dramatic recovery and was removed from the endangered species list in 1987

The reptiles were hunted close to extinction

After they were listed under the Endangered Species Act, hunting was prohibited and their habitat was protected

Were extinct by hunters killing them in their natural habitat

V Diet

Alligators are carnivores

When young alligators eat fish, insects, snails, crustaceans and worms

IV Living

American alligators occur in Florida, southern Texas, Louisiana and parts of North and South Carolina Georgia and Alabama

The majority of American alligator inhabit Florida and Louisiana

The alligators range appears to have been increasing northward in the last few years

Males average body weight: 1,000 pounds or a half of a ton

Grows about 2" per year to 12" per year, depending on the habitat the alligator is living in

Crocodiles and alligators live side by side in only in South Florida

Described as living fossils

Can live up to 30-50 years old (average)

Have been living for millions of years

III Predators and Prey

Small alligators get eaten by eagles, egrets and herons and so do carnivorous mammals such as wild pigs

When they mature they eat different food such as larger fish such as gar, turtles, and various mammals particularly coypu, and muskrat

II Adaption

Have extremely thick plates

Rough skin for stalking their prey, which looks like a floating log

Are cold-blooded

Skin extremely tough

Modern Alligators have many adaptations

I Teeth

It easy to define an alligator by their teeth

Alligators have wider U-shaped snouts while, crocodiles have more of a V-shaped snout

They loose teeth by catching their prey and eating it

1 An average alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime

A.In an alligators snout, about 74 to 80 teeth at a time are in it