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American Alligator Ricky Pannell & Christopher Locke
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Common Name &Scientific Name American Alligator Crocodylus Actus
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Alligator’s Habitat Florida, Georgia, Louisiana. salt-free and pollution free water.
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What a Alligator eats It eats mostly fish & small animals, it will eat larger animals such as deer and house pets. It is territorial It needs its own space Requires a lot of food
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Is this Animal really endangered? No it is not endangered because it is legally protected.
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What is the present-day world-wide population size? over a million alligators can be found today in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia.
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Alligators threats Hunted for hides Habitat loss Encounters with people
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Alligators Survival Alligators can live 35 to 50 years in the wild In captivity, 60 to 80 years.
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Alligator length 19 feet
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Quiz How are American Alligators protected? How long can a adult female alligator grow to be? What is scientific name of an American Alligator? What are the alligator’s main prey? How many eggs can a female lay?
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Bibliography http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/gator.ht ml http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/gator.ht ml http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/alligators/allmis.htm http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/alligators/allmis.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/a/ameri can_alligator.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/a/ameri can_alligator.htm
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