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An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae in the order Crocodilia. The two extant species are the American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis). Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains.
Alligators are no different in this sense. In fact, a simple baby alligator chirp can cause adult alligators from all around to investigate, similar to what happened in the video above.
Early 20th century postcard depicting black children as "alligator bait" Depicting African-American children as alligator bait was a common trope in American popular culture in the 19th and 20th centuries. The motif was present in a wide array of media, including newspaper reports, songs, sheet music, and visual art.
This alligator and the American alligator are now considered to be sister taxa, suggesting that the A. mississippiensis lineage has existed in North America for seven to eight million years. [ 1 ] The alligator's full mitochondrial genome was sequenced in the 1990s, and it suggests the animal evolved at a rate similar to mammals and greater ...
Adult American alligators average between 8 and 11 feet in length, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The park announced the babies’ births in December.
The reptiles were taken to the city's animal shelter but have been relocated to the Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Phelan, officials said.
This is a list of fatal alligator attacks in the United States in reverse chronological order by decade. All occurred in the South, where alligators are endemic to wetlands and tidal marshes. The state of Florida, where most attacks and deaths occur, began keeping records of alligator attacks in 1948. [1
The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis; simplified Chinese: 鼍; traditional Chinese: 鼉; pinyin: tuó), [5] also known as the Yangtze alligator (simplified Chinese: 扬子鳄; traditional Chinese: 揚子 鱷; pinyin: yángzǐ'è), China alligator, [2] or historically the muddy dragon, [6] is a crocodilian endemic to China.