American Alligator

Ricky Pannell &

Christopher Locke

Common Name &Scientific Name

• American Alligator• Crocodylus Actus

Alligator’s Habitat

• Florida, Georgia, Louisiana. • salt-free and pollution free water.

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

Is this Animal really endangered?

• No it is not endangered because it is legally protected.

What is the present-day world-wide population size?

• over a million alligators can be found today in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia.

Alligators threats

• Hunted for hides• Habitat loss • Encounters with people

Alligators Survival

• Alligators can live 35 to 50 years in the wild• In captivity, 60 to 80 years.

Alligator length

• 19 feet

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?

Bibliography

• http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/gator.html

• http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/alligators/allmis.htm

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/a/american_alligator.htm