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Eco Photo 3
This is a photo of an American Alligator that I took at my internship at the aquarium. This Alligator is 9 months old and only about 10-12 inches. Alligators eat a variety of amphibians, birds, fish, reptiles and small mammals, including raccoons and rabbits. Alligators are predators and like to attack their prey, alligators disguise themselves by staying in the water with only their eyes peeping above the surface. Alligators are top predators and help keep other animal populations in balance. They dig holes and leave trails throughout marshes, they create habitats for fish and marine invertebrates. Alligators also help protect birds. Although alligators tend to hang out under rookeries to eat nestlings that fall out of their nests, they also like to eat raccoons, which prey on birds while they’re in their nests. Most alligator and crocodile populations are in danger. The American alligator, which mainly lives in Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma, has been listed as a threatened species since 1979 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Demands for alligator meat and reptile skins have resulted in their farming, but conservation efforts are underway to help restore populations.
Eco Photo 3
This is a photo of an American Alligator that I took at my internship at the aquarium. This Alligator is 9 months old and only about 10-12 inches. Alligators eat a variety of amphibians, birds, fish, reptiles and small mammals, including raccoons and rabbits. Alligators are predators and like to attack their prey, alligators disguise themselves by staying in the water with only their eyes peeping above the surface. Alligators are top predators and help keep other animal populations in balance. They dig holes and leave trails throughout marshes, they create habitats for fish and marine invertebrates. Alligators also help protect birds. Although alligators tend to hang out under rookeries to eat nestlings that fall out of their nests, they also like to eat raccoons, which prey on birds while they’re in their nests. Most alligator and crocodile populations are in danger. The American alligator, which mainly lives in Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma, has been listed as a threatened species since 1979 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Demands for alligator meat and reptile skins have resulted in their farming, but conservation efforts are underway to help restore populations.