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American alligators do not normally reach such extreme sizes. In mature males, most specimens grow up to about 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) in length, and weigh up to 360 kg (790 lb), [7] while in females, the mature size is normally around 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in), with a body weight up to 91 kg (201 lb).
The alligators' broader snouts have been contentiously thought to allow their jaws to withstand the stress of cracking open the shells of turtles and other hard-shelled animals that are widespread in their environments. [61] [62] A 2012 study found very little correlation between bite force and snout shape amongst 23 tested crocodilian species ...
Egg production is variable, and believed to be dependent on the size of the female. A common formula used for predicting the number of eggs a female can produce is 4.1 eggs/gram of body weight, which gives an average of about 150,000 eggs per spawn. The eggs of alligator gar are bright red and poisonous to humans if ingested. [20]
Do not attempt to move alligators out of the road. If you see an alligator on the move, leave it alone and let it pass on through. Alligators move the most in spring and summer when they are breeding.
It’s estimated there are 100,000 alligators in South Carolina, not even close to the 2 million in the state with the most, Louisiana. Wildlife experts there say if you’re in a lake, just ...
However, given that alligators are cold-blooded reptiles, they undergo a different form of self-preservation. Much like snakes in South Carolina, alligators in the Palmetto State go into a state ...
A year after the 2007 release, 16 young alligators were found living in the wild. 60 alligator eggs were observed in 2016, distributed in three nests at a wetland park. Although a typhoon in September the same year flooded and eliminated two of the nests, three hatchlings were found in the same area several days after. [64]
Alligators live in the waters and wetlands of every county in Florida. The state has more than 7,800 freshwater lakes and 1,200 freshwater rivers that are a gator’s preferred habitat.