Alligator Cool And Intresting Facts
*.Alligators are reptiles.
*.Alligators have been living on Earth for millions of years and are sometimes described as ‘living fossils’.
*.There are two different species of alligator, the American alligator and the Chinese alligator.
*.American alligators live in south-eastern areas of the United States such as Florida and Louisiana.
*.Chinese alligators are found in the Yangtze River but they are critically endangered and only a few remain in the wild.
*.Like other reptiles, alligators are cold-blooded.
*.Alligators can weigh over 450 kg (1000 lb).
*.Alligators have a powerful bite but the muscles that open the jaw are relatively weak. An adult human could hold the jaws of an alligator shut with their bare hands.
*.Alligators eat a range of different animals such as fish, birds, turtles and even deer.
*.Alligator eggs become male or female depending on the temperature, male in warmer temperatures and female in cooler temperatures.
*.Like crocodiles, alligators are part of the order ‘Crocodylia’.
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