Animal Facts

American alligators, Alligator mississippiensi, is the largest reptile in North America. It has a large, dark (usually black), slightly rounded body and thick limbs.

Unlike alligators, crocodiles have a broad head. Crocodiles using powerful tail to push themselves through the water. Tails account for half the length of the crocodile. While crocodiles move very fast in the water, they move slowly on land. They can, however, move quickly for short distances.

Diet
Alligators mainly eat fish, turtles, various mammals, birds and other reptiles.

Population
Do you know?

Although alligators have no vocal cords, men roared loud to attract mates and warn off other males by sucking air into the lungs and blowing it out in the distance, deep-toned roar.

An estimated 5 million American alligators are spread throughout the southeastern United States. About 1.25 million alligators live in Florida.

Limit
Alligators occur in Florida, southern Texas, Louisiana and parts of North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. The majority of American alligators live Florida and Louisiana. However, the scope of crocodiles seems to have been increased to the north in the past few years. The United States is the only country on earth where both alligators and crocodiles live together.

Behavior
Crocodiles live in freshwater habitats such as ponds, swamps, marshes, rivers, swamps, and brackish environments.

Do you know?

In 1987, Florida alligators declared the official state reptile of them!

Large male alligators are solitary, territorial animals. The largest male and female players will defend their territory. Smaller alligators can often be found in large numbers near each other, because the small crocodile has a higher tolerance to other alligators within a similar size class.

During the breeding season, the female build a nest of vegetation, sticks, leaves and mud in a sheltered place or near water.

Born
Mating season is mid-April to May
The incubation period of 60-65 days of pregnancy
Clutch size 20-50 eggs
The eggs usually hatch in mid-August. Sex is completely determined at the time of delivery and can not be reversed later, and depends on the incubation temperature, 86 ° F temperatures produce females, and 93 ° F yield only males.