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Alligators and caimans split in North America during the early Tertiary or late Cretaceous (about 53 million to about 65 million years ago). [4] [5] The Chinese alligator split from the American alligator about 33 million years ago [4] and probably descended from a lineage that crossed the Bering land bridge during the Neogene.
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).
As of 2016, at least 20,000 Chinese alligators [b] are living in captivity due to captive-breeding programs, the first initiated in the 1970s. [62] Captive-born Chinese alligators have been reintroduced into their native range, boosting the wild population. [63] Six specimens were released from captivity in 2007, followed by six more in June ...
Large alligators do not recognize the difference between domestic pets and wild food sources. It is best to avoid swimming in areas that are known habitats for large alligators but at the least ...
Alligators can reach more than 14 feet in length and 1,000 pounds in Florida, FWC reports. Their eggs typically hatch “from mid-August through early September,” suggesting the five alligators ...
The TWRA does not stock any alligators in Tennessee. Any you see in the wild are wild animals and dangerous. These are predators, so it should be noted that they are not to be engaged if you come ...
Several state and federal resource agencies are monitoring populations in the wild, and have initiated outreach programs to educate the public. Alligator gar are being cultured in ponds, pools, raceways, and tanks by federal hatcheries for mitigation stocking, by universities for research purposes, and in Mexico for consumption. [7]
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 ...