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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).
Alligators and caimans split in North America during the early Tertiary or late Cretaceous (about 53 million to 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.
Northern South America, Central America, Greater Antilles: Size: up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) Habitat: Forest, neritic marine, intertidal marine, and coastal marine [10] Diet: [10] VU Unknown [10] Hall's New Guinea crocodile. C. halli Murray, Russo, Zorrilla, McMahan, New Guinea: Size: up to 3.5 m (11 ft) for males and 2.7 m (8.9 ft) for females
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 ...
An approximately six foot long alligator that reportedly made his way across U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach, traveled the ditch in front of businesses off Fred Nash Boulevard before stopping to ...
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 ...
The lineage including alligators proper (Alligatorinae) occurs in the fluvial deposits of the age of the Upper Chalk in Europe, where they did not die out until the Pliocene age. The true alligators are today represented by two species, A. mississippiensis in the southeastern United States , which can grow to 15.6 ft (4.6 m) and weigh 1000 lbs ...
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 ...