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Awesome Alligators [ krockodeilos ]

Awesome Alligators [ krockodeilos ]. By: Olivia Gasvoda.

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Awesome Alligators [ krockodeilos ]

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  1. Awesome Alligators[krockodeilos] By: Olivia Gasvoda

  2. Alligators have scaly skin. They weigh 1,000 pounds. The females are usually smaller than the males. Alligators have wide, flats heads with broad, round noses. An alligator’s lower teeth fit inside the upper ones. When it closes its mouth, only the top teeth can be seen. Alligators have black eyes. Physical Features

  3. Alligators can live for 50-60 years. Alligators were almost endangered but now they are not. Lifespan

  4. Alligators live in southern United States like Florida. They also live in China. Alligators live where the water meets the land, and where the weather is warm. Also alligators live in places where the water is warm all year and some can live in slightly cooler climates. Alligators live in lakes, rivers, and other wetlands. Habitat

  5. Alligators get their food by sneaking up on it and snatching it. Alligators are carnivores. Carnivore means they only eat meat. They eat raccoons, snakes, birds, and turtles. Many people kill alligators because they are scared of them and people make purses and shoes out of them. Food

  6. Alligators are very fierce and mean animals. Alligators usually don’t eat humans but watch out and don’t go near their babies. Behavior

  7. When baby alligators are born they are only about nine inches long. A mother alligator can have 60 babies at a time. Babies

  8. With alligators’ wide heads, alligators’ eyes and nostrils stick up out of the water so then the alligator can sneak up on its prey. Physical

  9. Alligators can run on land as fast as a human. That helps it catch its prey. Behavioral

  10. Alligators can close their throat, nose, and ears so no water can get in. They can hold their breath for a long time. They can also see through the dark so they can hunt for food in the night. Alligators have huge, powerful jaws to help eat their prey. Phisical

  11. Male alligators can grow to be 15 feet long. • When it gets to be winter alligators dig a hole in the mud and stay there until spring. • Alligators are cold-blooded animals. • Alligators are reptiles. • Alligators have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. • Alligators can grow to almost 20 feet long. Interesting Facts

  12. If a baby alligator needs help it calls, “Yeeock”! Then the mother will come to the rescue! • Alligators are one of the most intelligent reptiles. More Interesting Facts

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