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Alligator Photos2007-2009

A partial collection of some of my favoritephotos of alligators taken during 2007 -

2009. If you would like to use any of thesephotos for educational purposes, pleasecontact me and I can send you a file (in

the appropriate format) for use free. Forcommercial uses, permission must be

obtained and a fee paid.

Photos by Lou GuilletteLou.guillette@gmail.com

'Crunch!'American alligator and Florida garCover of 'BioScience' December 2008

American alligator and Bowfin

'My eyes are on you'American alligator - Paynes Prairie State Park, FL

Featured Photo - U Florida Foundation Calendar 2010

'Blue Gator'American alligator

American alligator and Blue tilapia

American alligator and Blue tilapia

American alligator and Blue tilapia

'True Colors'American alligator

Featured Photo - U Florida Foundation Calendar 2010

American alligator and Blue tilapia

American alligator and Blue tilapia

American alligator and Blue tilapia

American alligatorPaynes Prairie State Park, FL

'Loch Ness'American alligator

'Fast Food'American alligator and Florida gar

'Toothy Weeds'American alligator

American alligators (male and female_ - thermoregulation yawn

American alligator - bellowing

'Just resting…..'(American alligator and dragonflies)

American alligator hatchling - Paynes Prairie, FL

'Catfishing'American alligator and catfish

'A Moment Shared'American alligator - Paynes Prairie State Park, FL

Featured Photo - U Florida Foundation Calendar 2010

'Quicksilver 'American Alligator - Alachua Sink

Featured Photo - U Florida Foundation Calendar 2010

'Just Leaving'American alligator - KSC, FL

'Gator's Eye View - Self Portrait''American Alligator & LJG

Kennedy Space CenterFeatured Photo - U Florida Foundation Calendar 2010

'A good defense wins every time…'American alligator - KSC, FL

Featured Photo - U Florida Foundation Calendar 2010

'Dance Practice'American alligator - bellow and water dance

'Causation'American alligator

American alligatorPaynes Prairie State Park, FL

'Where cartoons come from….'(American alligator)

”Welcome to the World"Alligator Hatchling 2008

'Happy Birthday'(American alligator neonate)

American Alligator hatchling and egg

'Up for air'American alligator

Paynes Prairie State Park, FL

"Laying Around"MINWR - KSC June 2008

'My What Big Teeth You Have'American alligator

American Alligator - Kennedy Space Center

'Sharp Transition 'American Alligator - Paynes Prairie

'Growth Study'American alligator female & hatchling - Paynes Prairie, FL

American alligator hatchling - Paynes Prairie, FL

'Liquid Motion'American Alligator

American Alligator nest

Alligator female at nest

LJG collecting eggs at an alligator nest

Louis J. Guillette, Jr. is Distinguished Professor of Biology atthe University of Florida and Professor of the Howard HughesMedical Institute. He received his doctorate in ComparativeReproductive Biology from the University of Colorado @ Boulderin 1981. He is an award-winning teacher of Biology having beenawarded several of University of Florida’s highest faculty honors– Teacher Scholar of the Year and Distinguished AlumniProfessor. He is internationally recognized for his researchexamining environmental contaminants as inducers of birthdefects in wildlife – especially the alligator. His work has beenfeatured in the international media (BBC, NHK, ABC, CBC, PBS).Wildlife and landscape photography is a passion with most of hiswork donated to educational or non-governmental environmentaland health organizations. He uses Canon 30D and 50D camerabodies and his favorite lens Canon’s EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L ISUSM Telephoto Zoom Len. His web site:http://people.biology.ufl.edu/ljg/