American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis SIZE: Males: length, to 15 feet; weight, 400 lbs. Females: length, to 8 feet; weight, 160 lbs. RANGE: Southern United States and Central America. HABITAT: Edge of bodies of water; swamps, rivers and lakes. DIET: Carnivore; fish, small mammals and birds. Young eat insects, worms and small fish. LIFE SPAN: Little is know about longevity in the wild. There are records of 73-100 years in captivity. STATUS: Formerly endangered, ...

American Alligator The American Alligator is the largest of all of the crocodile family members in North America. It can move fast in the water and on land, and has an extremely muscular tail, which it uses to propel itself through the water. The word alligator comes from the Spanish word el lagarto which means the lizard. What is the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? Well, first of all the alligator has a broad snout and all of its teeth in the upper jaw overlap those ...

American Alligator Fact Sheet American alligators inhabit the southeastern United States. Once a federally listed endangered species, American alligators have recovered in many areas. The species is still federally listed as threatened because it looks like the American crocodile, which is endangered. HABITAT Although they are primarily freshwater animals, alligators will venture into brackish salt water. Alligators live in swampy areas, rivers, streams, lakes and ponds. On the Savannah Riv ...

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American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis Scientific name: The genus name, like the common name, comes from the Spanish el lagarto (the lizard). The species is named for Mississippi, the state and river system where it is common. Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae Size: This is the largest reptile in North America. Adults range from 1.8 - 4.9 m (6 - 16 ft). The record is 5.8 m (19 ft 2 in). Males grow larger than fem ...

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) abriel Charles Dante Rossetti was born in London on May 12, 1828 to an English mother and Italian father. His mother, Frances Mary Lavinia Polidori was the sister of Byron's physician John Polidori, who had committed suicide at a young age. His father, Gabriele, was a literary scholar who was obsessed with the works of Dante and spoke mainly in Italian. Young Gabriel therefore spoke Italian as well as English from a very ...

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Animals A - Z - Alligators Alligators When it comes to a scary animal, nothing is more menacing than an alligator or crocodile. These large, sharp-toothed reptiles remind us of the serpents and dragons lurking in our imaginations. Crocodilians (the group name for alligators and crocodiles) lived alongside the dinosaurs millions of years ago, snapping and chomping their way through history to the present day—where they survive as the world's largest reptiles. How they ...