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An 1854 watercolor painting of an alligator from the Cayman Islands by Jacques Burkhardt. An average adult American alligator's weight and length is 360 kg (790 lb) and 4 m (13 ft), but they sometimes grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb). [11] The largest ever recorded, found in Louisiana, measured 5.84 m (19.2 ft). [12]
Today, alligator farming is a large, growing industry in Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. These states produce a combined annual total of some 45,000 alligator hides. Alligator hides bring good prices and hides in the 6- to 7-ft range have sold for $300 each. [154]
The Chinese alligator split from the American alligator about 33 million years ago [8] and likely descended from a lineage that crossed the Bering land bridge during the Neogene. The modern American alligator is well represented in the fossil record of the Pleistocene. [9] The alligator's full mitochondrial genome was sequenced in the 1990s. [10]
The alligator likely suffered during the healing process, but continued to hunt and eat, experts say. “The section where those teeth should be in her jaw has been filled back in with bone and ...
The four-foot-long alligator had been on the loose for over two weeks. ... Body cam footage shows moment missing alligator is captured in New Jersey. Maanya Sachdeva. September 9, 2023 at 12:29 PM ...
Despite the large size alligator gar can attain, they are kept as aquarium fish, though many fish labeled as "alligator gar" in the aquarium trade are actually smaller species. Alligator gar require a very large aquarium or pond, and ample resources for them to thrive in captivity. They are also a popular fish for public aquaria and zoos.
The western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is a small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris , a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific mauri commemorates Italian botanist Ernesto Mauri (1791–1836).
Authorities killed a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator in Florida after human remains were discovered Friday in its jaws. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said authorities responded to a report of ...