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  2. List of maximum animal lifespans in captivity - Wikipedia

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    Family Name Binomial name Image Maximum lifespan Alligatoridae: American alligator: Alligator mississippiensis: 87 years [3] [4]: Cathartidae: Andean condor: Vultur gryphus

  3. American alligator - Wikipedia

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    The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to as a gator, or common alligator is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States and a small section of northeastern Mexico.

  4. Alligator - Wikipedia

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    An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae of the order Crocodilia. The two extant species are the American alligator ( A. mississippiensis ) and the Chinese alligator ( A. sinensis ).

  5. 'They show up in strange places': Alligator rescued from New ...

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    An American alligator found in a cold New York creek in November 2024. Mark Perpetua, his new owner, said on Nov. 19, 2024 that he may be 4 to 6 years old, but he could be older.

  6. What are the penalties for gator mistreatment in Beaufort Co ...

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    Wildlife experts say the American alligator population is healthy in South Carolina, enough so that DNR began a yearly hunting season in 2008. About 300-400 gators are harvested annually across ...

  7. List of longest-living organisms - Wikipedia

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    Muja, an American alligator at Belgrade Zoo, is considered the oldest alligator in the world. [121] Muja is more than 80 years old. [122] Thaao, an Andean condor born c. 1930, died at the age of 79 or 80 in 2010. [123] Fatou, a gorilla at the Berlin Zoo is the oldest gorilla ever at the age of 67. [124]

  8. How many people are killed by alligators in the US each year?

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    That said, South Carolina’s Post and Courier reports that the state recorded five deaths resulting from alligator attacks between 2016 and 2022 but none in the previous 16 years.

  9. Crocodile - Wikipedia

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    It was able to apply a bite force value of 3,700 lbf (16,000 N), and thus surpassed the previous record of 2,125 lbf (9,450 N) made by a 3.9 m (13 ft) long American alligator. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] Taking the measurements of several 5.2 m (17 ft) crocodiles as reference, the bite forces of 6-m individuals were estimated at 7,700 lbf (34,000 N). [ 71 ]