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INTRODUCTION
Its scientific name is Alligator mississippiensus
Biggest reptile in USA Lives in southern USA
PHYSICAL FEATURES
15 to 25 feet long Long, sharp teeth Green, scary eyes Green, black or brown
scales Big nostrils Weigh up to 1,000 pounds,
but usually 500 pounds Strong jaws Long tail Four short, stubby legs—
two on each side of body
Habitat
Alligators live in China and southern USA
Swampy areas
They live in swampy areas because they can cool down
Alligators can live up to 40 years in the wild
Alligators can live up to 85 years in captivity
LIFESPAN
What they eat and who eats them!
Prey: (what animals eat them):
Humans—even though it is illegal
Predator: (what animals they eat):
Warthog Fish Frogs Birds Crabs turtles
BEHAVIOr
Makes noise to attract mate Puts young in mouth to protect Puts body over nest to keep eggs warm
BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS
Puts babies in mouth to protect Puts body around nest to keep eggs
warm Bellows to attract a mate
PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS
Alligators have green-black skin to look like a log
See through eyelids to see underwater
big snout to crush prey
A protective armor plated skin
PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS
Powerful jaws to crush bone Haves a flap in mouth to keep out water Has to get in water to cool or else it dies