American Alligator — printable fact sheet
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American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a formidable reptilian inhabitant of the Southeastern United States, thriving in freshwater environments such as swamps, marshes, rivers, and lakes. Male American alligators can grow up to 15 feet (4.6 meters) in length and …
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- Despite their fearsome reputation, American alligators are known to exhibit parental care, with mothers guarding their nests and helping hatchlings reach the water.
- American alligators have been around for over 150 million years, surviving the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs. Unlike most reptiles, they exhibit parental care; females construct nests and guard their young after hatching. The temperature of the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings, with warmer temperatures typically producing males. Despite their fearsome reputation, American alligators are generally shy and avoid humans, contributing to their successful conservation and removal from the endangered species list in 1987.
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