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Alligator is a
relative of the crocodile. The Alligator form part of the family
of Alligatoridae. The American and Chinese Alligator are the two
living alligator species. Alligators are found in China and
United States. You will find the American Alligator along the
Gulf Coast from Carolina to Florida, most of them are found in
Louisiana and Florida. The population of alligators is estimated
to over one million. The Chinese Alligator is considered as an
endangered species and live only in the Yangtze River Valley.
Young alligators eat snails, fish, crustaceans and insects. When
they grow bigger they catch larger prey. When the alligators are
bigger they eat sometimes other reptiles, turtles, birds and
various mammals. The adult alligators take as prey deer,
razorbacks and even sometimes smaller alligators. But alligators
are also dangerous because they can also kill human. The
Saltwater Crocodile is often compared to the Alligators as they
are also very big crocodiles and are found in the Alligators
Rivers found in the region of Arnhem Land. |
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