The American Alligator by DOYLE
This is a three-year-old alligator with an eight-year-old Doyle at the Miccosukee Indian Village in the Everglades.
By DOYLE
Alligators have roamed the earth for over two million years. This reptile continues to fascinate people around the world.
This cold-blooded creature is green and has a wide, flat head with a broad, round nose. Alligators are only eight inches when they're born and can grow up to 18 feet long. Alligators can weigh up to 1,000 pounds. They can live 50 to 100 years.
Alligators are carnivores. They eat frogs, fish, turtles, snakes, birds, deer and other mammals. An alligator's enemies are humans, some snakes, and other alligators. Alligators vibrate under water to communicate to each other but only alligators can feel it.
Alligators are most active during the day and can often be found basking in the sun.
Alligators are most commonly found in the southeastern United States. They prefer fresh water lakes, swamps and marshes. Also slow-moving rivers but can also be found in brackish water habitats.
Doyle did not hold this alligator.
