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Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains. Alligators first appeared during the late Eocene epoch about 37 million years ago. [1] The name "alligator" is likely an anglicized form of el lagarto, the Spanish term for "the lizard", which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator. [2]
Gatorland opened Gator Spot at Fun Spot America Theme Parks' Orlando park in the International Drive tourist area on May 11, 2015. The $1 million attraction allows visitors to hold, take photos with, and feed alligators. The main attraction is a leucistic alligator named Bouya, a white gator with blue eyes. [17]
Home to 1.3 million alligators, Florida's pretty synonymous with the reptile — viral videos of a gator walking the runway at an airport, showing up in a pool or on the beach ...
The Florida state record for the longest alligator is 14 feet 3-1/2 inches, while the record for weight is 1,043 pounds. At 13-15 feet long, The Big Humpback is an unusually large reptile, which ...
An alligator named ‘Jawlene’ with half of a jaw lives at Gatorland, a family-run amusement park celebrating its 75th anniversary in Orlando, Florida in 2024. Record attendance spells bright future
The diet of adult American alligators from central Florida lakes is dominated by fish, but the species is highly opportunistic based upon local availability. In Lake Griffin , fish made up 54% of the diet by weight, with catfish being most commonly consumed, while in Lake Apopka , fish made up 90% of the food and mostly shad were taken; in Lake ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission runs the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program , which removes threats from developed areas while conserving alligators in their natural ...
The American alligator is the state reptile of Florida. This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population (large breeding population, numerous specimens caught, invasive, etc.).