Alligators!!!!!

1. Alligators!!!!! One of the Biggest Reptiles on the Planet By: Trace F.

2. Introduction • The scientific name for an alligator is Alligator Mississppiesas. • The biggest reptile in North America. • The scientific name for a Chinese alligator is Alligator Saneness. • Alligators are carnivores. • Alligators can live up to 70 years old. • Alligators are legally protected. • Alligators can go 25 years in captivity!!! Lifespan

3. Alligators have a scaly back like snakes, but with spikes. • Alligators can weigh up to 1,000 pounds! • Alligator’s back muscles are stronger than their front. • Green eyes or dull grey eyes • Alligators have 80 teeth! • Alligators have a big head. Physical Features!

4. Alligators have hidden ears on their head. • Alligators carry babies in their mouth. • Alligators have long broad snouts. • Alligators have a curved head. • Alligators eyes are usually green. Alligator Head!

5. Alligators live in freshwater, rivers, swamps, marshes, canals, and bayous. • Alligators live in Florida, Texas, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama! • The rare Chinese alligator lives on the Yangtze River. • They live on every continent except Antarctica. Habitat

6. Alligators need humidity to survive. • Alligators love when the Spring comes because they like hot and warm weather. • Alligators don’t like the winter a lot because all of the hot weather goes away. • Alligators love to cool down in the fresh swampy waters. Climate

7. Prey of what eats them Predator to what they eat • Humans try to kill alligators! • When small they can get eaten by raccoons, foxes, hawks, and turtles may try to eat them! • Alligators sometimes get swallowed by Burmese Pythons but it takes a long time for the python to swallow the alligator. • Alligators eat insects, fish, Soft-shell turtles, water snakes, Wading birds, and otters. Eating

8. Alligators when they find a mate they bellow loudly to attract the mate. • Alligators would usually fight over a female during mating season. • Alligators defend their territory by fighting off other enemies. • When alligators hiss it means they feel threatened. • Baby alligators make a loud sound if they are in trouble. How Alligators Act

9. Baby alligators are called hatchlings. • Alligators can have 30-60 babies at one time. • Baby alligators need 86 degrees in incubation. • Baby alligators are 10 inches long when they are born. Babies

10. Alligators have strong muscles to help them run and catch their prey. • Alligators have flaps in their mouth to keep the water out. • Alligators can hold their breath for an hour so they can just sit their and wait for their prey to come. • Alligators have very sensitive ears so the ears vibrate in the water so they can see their prey. Physiological Adaptations

11. During madding season they do something called a death role which is when they twist each others legs to rip apart their prey. • Alligators carries babies in their mouth to protect them. • They make bellowing noise to attract mate. • Baby alligators make a weird sound that says they’re in trouble. • Alligators fight over females with one another. Behavioral Adaptations

12. Alligators have green skin that help them blend in with the swampy water. • Alligators have eyes, ears and a nose which peak out of the water to help them catch prey. • Alligators have very strong tails to push through swampy water. • They have a membrane to protect their eyes. Physical Adaptations

13. Alligators can go two years without eating!!! • An airplane collides with an alligator on average once a year. • An alligator can not move its tongue. It puts its head back to swallow. • Alligators can hold their breath for almost an hour. • Alligators can run more than 30 miles per hour for short distances True Fun Facts About Alligators