LOCOMOTION Alligators have four legs. They swim very well, mainly using their tails to propel themselves through the water, and, to a lesser extent, using their webbed feet.
Alligators are large reptiles, members of the order Crocodylia. Alligators and crocodiles are, therefore, closely related, and people often confuse one with the other; however, these two reptiles are very different.
Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) chapter in the Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage handbook.
Alligator control, prevention, removal, and trapping services by United Wildlife Control.
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A North Carolina swamp park has posted a video explaining how alligators survive in a frozen pond, and it’s both creepy and bizarre.
Crocodile is the common name for any species belonging to the reptile family Crocodylidae (order Crocodilia). The term also is used to refer to all members of the order Crocodilia, a group that includes the “true crocodiles” (family Crocodylidae), the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae), and the gharials (family Gavialidae), as …
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian …
Large male alligators are solitary territorial s. Smaller alligators can often be found in large numbers close to each other. The largest of the species (both males and females) defend prime territory; smaller alligators have a higher tolerance for other alligators within a similar size class.
Alligator management programs implemented by FWC emphasize the conservation of alligator populations for their ecological, aesthetic, and economic values while providing for public use and safety. Nearly all alligators become sexually mature by the time they reach approximately 7 feet in length
