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American Alligator Description

The American Alligator has a very thick body and it has amazing strength. Even the tail has more strength behind it than the average adult man. The males are typically about 14 feet long with the females averaging about 10 feet. The largest one in history was just over 19 feet. Like all alligators they have very sharp teeth but this one holds the record for the strongest bite of any animal in the entire world.

There is a rare genetic mutation that can make certain American Alligators albino. They are missing a gene to create melanin. They do exist in the wild but they are extremely rare. Due to the fascination with them though they are commonly bred in captivity as an attraction at alligator farms.

American Alligator Distribution

You will only find the American Alligator in the Southern part of the United States. This includes Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia. The largest number of them are in Florida with a population of around two million.

They do very well in the wetlands here. However, they also have a huge problem as they have to share these areas with humans. Their natural habitat continues to get smaller and smaller all the time. They generally stick to freshwater but can also do very well in the salt water.

American Alligator Behavior

They are very intelligent animals and will intently study their environment. They are able to quickly pick up the patterns of other animals that come into the area. They are slow on land but don't underestimate them in the water. They can be aggressive but for the most part tend to only do so when they feel threatened.

American Alligator Diet and Feeding

The wet marsh areas where the American Alligator live offer plenty of food for the American Alligator. In fact, without them here areas of Florida and Louisiana would have huge problems to deal with. This is because of the abundance of rodents found in these areas. They make up the majority of the food source for this type of alligator.

They will also eat a variety of birds, snakes, and different mammals in the area. What they will eat depends on where they live and their particular size. When they are very large they will go for mammals including deer and cattle. They are also known to successfully take down a bear or a panther.

They swallow their food whole and use their sharp teeth to break it into chunks. They will consume sand and rocks too. These elements assist with the grinding down of the food that is in their stomach.

American Alligator Reproduction

Mating occurs in the spring as the temperatures start to increase. Roars and bellowing sounds can be heard from the males during this time. They strive to be able to attract the females with those sounds. At the same time, they are offering warnings to other males to stay away.

After mating the pair will go their own directions. The female will get busy creating a nest. It can take her several weeks to do this. She will use what she can find including rocks, sticks, and mud. She can lay from 20 to 50 eggs in this nest and then she will build on top of it. She does so to keep them warm and to prevent predators from finding them.

The young will be born about 65 days later. They will make the journey from egg to the water with their mother. She will care for them until they are about five months of age. A large number of these offspring will be eaten by various predators in the water before they are mature.

American Alligator Conservation

At this time there aren't conservation efforts in place for the American Alligator. They are doing very well in their natural environment. There are efforts in place though to help prevent more of their habitat from being taken over by humans. Careful evaluations are done before building in many of these areas is permitted.

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How cruel is this? These little kittens were being used as bait in Florida.?

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/7934505/pair-rescue-alligator-bait-kittens
Someone found these two kittens tied to a boat to lure alligators. They should be put away - the people that is. Cruelty to animals and it happens everywhere is terrible.

Stories like this, and from around the globe, sadden me greatly.

99.99% for the poor creatures involved.

0.01% for the soul-less pathetic excuses of human(e) beings that justify to themselves any such actions.

This world would be a much different place if those convicted of any such actions, unto humans and/or animals, were dealt the harshest justice of a 'tit for tat' policy at the first instance.

Does this story not scream to you as a crime against humanity!

Defenceless. Innocent. Weeks old!

Nations would be screaming if these were real children.

One day they might.

What's the difference?

A fine will not deter these people or others like them from committing similar crimes. Or even worse offences.

Nor will it rectify or heal the wounds of the victims. Both physical and psychological.

Yet bound the guilty party's limbs, leaving them dangling helpless for days directly near a predator’s territory and you might find one or two (THOUSAND!) other potential criminals might start second guessing their actions - more than they do so now.

We know laws are upheld for reasons. Unfortunately the reality is that a slight error in proceedings, or evidence gained, can give the defence an absolute 'green light' to set a criminal free.

When will we begin to recognize that this 'close call' for a criminal is only likely to encourage and/or determine that they are above the law? That they can simply get away with any wicked deed, given the right set of defensive (legal...?!) strategies.

As a globe, we have encompassed so many new PC ideals in recent times.

Therefore, why is it so hard, as a globe, to rectify and enforce the basic principal that this sort of thing is simply despicable and unacceptable?!

I don't need to ask - I already know the answer.

But it bears commenting on, all the same.

Where have all our morals gone wrong?

Are we really more worried about whether or not someone address' us in a manner that does not befit us? Enough to carry-on and litigate over?

Or are we going to wake up and question our own individual morals and have the courage to say "I'm sorry, this isn't right", and actually do something about it!

Look at the pictures of these kittens.

Can you so easily excuse it?

Ofcourse you can. You start work soon and you haven't even had your double strength soy latte with a dash of caramel yet. WTF

'What sales are on? How's the market doing? Oh, and Lindsay's up to it again!'

Doesn't it bother you?

...about whales being slaughtered? Simply for another human being’s delicacy.

…about tiger’s claws being used as aphrodisiacs?

…about elephant tusks still being harvested for ornaments?

Traditional, you say. These ways have been around for centuries and you're a firm believer in ancient beliefs.

If only the ancients had had Iphones. And internet. And cable.

Traditional?

Going well so far is it?

How do you feel when comparing a nursing ground of dolphins trapped in a COVE just to be slaughtered as a delicacy, to non-fictional characters from outer space coming to conquer planet Earth and farm your children?

You'll be willing to defend as one planet then, won't you?

To save your own @$$!

What about young men proving their maturity by slaughtering an annual congression of innocent, tranquil mammals as a "Right of Passage"?

Does it matter that they will soon forget this so-called passage, once they have downed their pints and head home to victoriously celebrate their great "defeat"?!

IT SHOULD!

I'm sorry - have you not noticed?

There is something very wrong with the majority of the "dominant" species of this planet.

And it sickens me more to think that if our species is ever threatened by another external force, we will forget times past to cower and heed protection from those that truly deserve and respect this planet.

LIFE - get a dictionary.

Humans are not the only ones entitled to it

Adam Paul Greenwood

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