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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.
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). Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains.
Alligators and caimans are the noisiest, while some crocodile species are almost completely silent. In some crocodile species, individuals "roar" at others when they get too close. The American alligator is exceptionally noisy; it emits a series of up to seven throaty bellows, each a couple of seconds long, at ten second intervals.
Alligators are full of surprises, ... The newly discovered hearing ability makes perfect sense for an aquatic reptile known to hunt its prey “on land, at the water surface, and underwater ...
Like other reptiles, turtles and alligators are cold-blooded, and so unable to maintain proper body heat without an external heat source, Lejeune said. That can lead to some being in harm’s way ...
If the gator does not retreat, back away a couple steps and then run as fast as you can in one straight direction,” according to The Black Hammock. Myth #3: Alligators have poor eyesight Not true.
The complex skills of a sea lion are learned early on in ontogeny and most are perfected by the time the pups reach one year. [5] Whales and dolphins are less maneuverable and more constrained in their movements. However, dolphins are capable of accelerating as fast as sea lions, but they are not capable of turning as quickly and as efficiently.
With a primarily carnivorous diet, adult Florida softshell turtles function as major predators in their aquatic ecosystems. Sitting high on the trophic scale, they generally function as secondary or tertiary consumers. [15] However, alligators have been known to prey on the adults of the Florida softshell turtle, and raptors may take