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Learn about the rare American Alligator, native to the Southeastern United States. Discover its size, habitat, diet, and the threats it faces. Protect this majestic species from illegal poaching!
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American Alligator By: Chloe Hartman
RARE INFO • Is one of two living species of Alligator. • It is native to only to the Southeastern United States. • It is larger than the extant alligator species, the Chinese alligator.
Scientific Name The scientific name for the American Alligator is mississippiensis
Size • Adult male alligators are usually 13-14.7 ft. long. • Females are usually 9.8 ft. long.
Why are they endangered? • Poachers were hunting them illegally and you are not supposed to hunt them at all
FACTS!!!!!!! • The alligators eat bird, fish, mammals, turtles, snakes, and amphibians • They live in the Everglade National Forest
Thank You For Whatching!!!!! Sources: Wikipedia: the free Encyclopedia