ALLIGATORS

   
  • The mother alligator carries her babies in her mouth to take them in and out of the water.
  • The marshes where alligators used to live have been drained, so they have moved into swimming pools instead.
  • Alligators lay their eggs in the mud and sand of the swamps where they live. The hot sun hatches them.
  • Mississippi alligator Alligator mississipiensis is estimated to have been reduced by 98% since 1960.
  • The oldest alligator is the American alligator which is 66 years old.
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