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Alligators are ecosystem engineers. Alligators play an important role in their wetland ecosystems by creating small ponds known as alligator holes. Alligator holes retain water during the dry season and provide habitats for other animals. Gators are thought to create these holes in order to stay cool during hot weather, to attract prey and to successfully mate and reproduce. These animals even lure in the curious animals or prey that walk over their holes.

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Alligators have two kinds of walks. Besides swimming, gators walk, run, and crawl on land. They have a high walk and a low walk. The low walk is sprawling, while in the high walk the alligator lifts its belly off the ground. The low walk is when the gator is about the sprint and run. While when the gator high walk it’s just relaxing and cruising to it destination.

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Alligators have a variety of different calls to declare territory, signal distress, threaten competitors, and find mates. Although they have no vocal cords, alligators bellow loudly by sucking air into their lungs and blowing it out in intermittent roars. alligators can growl, hiss, and make a cough-like sound called a chumpf. Baby gators can even growl and call for there parents when in distress.

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American alligators have been around for over 150 million years, since the age of the dinosaurs. But alligators stuck around. There are nearly 5 million alligators in the United States. Alligators continue to grow throughout their lifetimes.Alligators are ecosystem engineers.

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Alligators don't often attack humans. In fact, the Sunshine State is home to around 1.3 million alligators, and that's where the majority of alligator attacks take place. The first fatal alligator attack recorded in the United States occurred in 1973 near Sarasota. Since then, 23 more occurred and been reported.Alligators are aggressive because of an enlarged medulla oblongata. It's the sector of the brain which controls aggressive behavior.

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Alligator jaws can exert up to 1,000 pounds of pressure.Alligators are considered a “keystone” to their environment, meaning they are essential to the health of the ecosystem they inhabit.Alligators typically live between 30 to 35 years in the wild, and approximately 50 in captivity.
Gators will lay between 30-40 eggs that will incubate for 60-65 days.

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Alligators are territorial, and will fight other alligators to defend their young.Alligators are traditionally solitary reptiles. Larger male gators are almost exclusively solitary, but smaller alligators are often found in greater numbers because they have a higher tolerance for other alligators.Alligators prey primarily on fish, but they aren’t picky eaters. They’ll also eat amphibians, birds, snakes, turtles, and small mammals.

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Alligators can’t digest salt therefore they can only live in fresh water. These reptiles live in ponds,marshes,wetlands,and swamps. Gators are spotted everyday around the world and are heavily found in Florida. There are an estimated 1.25 million alligators in the state of Florida alone, and an estimated 200,000 in the Everglades.Male gators can grow up to 15 feet long wow, while females can grow up to 9 feet.

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Alligators are able to smell blood.
Gators can smell human blood and dead animal carcasses which these animals are built to do . Gators can even smell blood from miles away on water , land , and air. Therefore these animals are harmful if pushed to.

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This is the alligator who can run at the top speed of 20 miles an hour, wow. Alligators even have a life span to live up to 30 to 50 years. Alligators can weight between 500 pounds or even higher. Gators have very good eyesight, allowing them to hunt very well. Gators have eyes on there head giving them the ability to sense the movement of their  prey .