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Common names include pond apple, alligator apple (so called because American alligators often eat the fruit), swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, and monkey apple. [2] The tree is native to Florida in the United States, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and West Africa. [3] It is common in the Everglades. The A. glabra tree is considered an ...
The Everglades are a massive watershed in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida that drains overflow from the vast shallow Lake Okeechobee that is in turn fed by the Kissimmee River. The overflow forms a very shallow river about 60 miles (100 km) wide and 100 miles (160 km) long that travels about half a mile per day.
The largest and most alligator-infested lake in the state has more than 9,000 alligators confirmed to be living in it, with another 21,000 estimated to be lurking in the same water.
Due to shallow water and abundant sunlight, Florida Bay hosts communities of coral reefs and sponges, although the majority of the state's reefs are closer to the Florida Keys. [78] Everglades keys that foster mangroves also support nurseries for wading birds such as the Great blue heron ( Ardea herodias ), which was almost wiped out in the ...
Everglades Alligator Farm is a wildlife park in Miami-Dade County, Florida, nearby the city of Homestead and the entrance of Everglades National Park. It claims to be the oldest and largest alligator farm in South Florida, along with containing over 2,000 alligators. Additionally, it provides airboat rides through the Floridian wilderness. [3]
A rare instance of a large alligator forcing its way into a home has been reported in Southwest Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Alligator Lake is a freshwater lake in Osceola County, Florida. In addition to alligators , it is home to largemouth bass , bluegill , bowfin , gar and redear sunfish . [ 3 ] The lake is also known as the "Headwaters of the Everglades", [ 4 ] despite its original name John Cordall Lake .
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.