By Jacob Levesque. Yes, the American alligator is indeed still living.
American Alligator
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American Alligator
By Kyle
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Appearance
I am an American Alligator, I weigh 455kg. I am 4-5m
long. I have a big body and 4 legs with 3 toes on all
4 feet. I have a big wide head with 80 sharp teeth, 40 on
top, 40 on the bottom. I have a big long spiky tail
that takes up to half of my body length. I am slow
movingon land, but very quick in the
water.
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Habitat
My home is the wetlands, fresh water ponds, marshes,
riversand swamps. I build my
nest out of wet grass and plants
and dirt. I am mainly found in Louisiana and
Florida. You’ll also find me in South Texas, N and S
Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
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Diet
I love everything in my habitat.
Here are some of the things
that I eat: birds, snakes,
turtles, fish, mammals and
domestic livestock.
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Reproduction
When mating season comes my mate and I lay
20-60eggs in my nest. My
mate’s gestation period is around
2 months. The mating season starts in April
and lastsuntil May.
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Care of offspring
My babies look the same as me but have big eyes and no teeth. They stay
with me and my mate for 5 months before they’re big
enough andindependent to go in the
wild.
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Natural enemies
I am the biggest and most deadliest in my habitat so
I have no natural enemies. If I do ever feel
threatenedI will use my giant tail and big teeth for defence I can swim away quickly. I
can warn other males with my
deep -toned roar.
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Are you endangered?
Yes, I am threatened because people have
killed 10 million of my kind for our
skin. With sea levels rising
there is too much saltwater, I need fresh
water. Also, my kind were hunted for
meat before 1970.
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