Alligator
- This article refers to the large reptile. For information on the place, see Alligator, Mississippi.
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Alligator mississippiensis |
Alligator is a genus of the Alligatoridae family of crocodile-like reptiles. It includes two known species:
- American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
- Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
Alligators live in wet, stagnant, freshwater environments such as ponds, marshes, or swamps. Although alligators have heavy bodies and slow metabolisms, they are capable of short bursts of speed that can exceed 30 miles per hour. Alligators kill by biting their prey and then spinning and convulsing wildly.
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