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American alligators do not normally reach such extreme sizes. In mature males, most specimens grow up to about 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) in length, and weigh up to 360 kg (790 lb), [7] while in females, the mature size is normally around 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in), with a body weight up to 91 kg (201 lb).
The bellows of male American alligators are accompanied by powerful blasts of infrasound. [38] Another form of male display is a loud head-slap. [ 39 ] In 2010, on spring nights alligators were found to gather in large numbers for group courtship, the so-called "alligator dances".
A crocodile farm or alligator farm is an establishment for breeding and raising of crocodilians in order to produce crocodile and alligator meat, leather from crocodile and alligator skin, and other goods. Many species of both alligators and crocodiles are farmed internationally. In Louisiana alone, alligator farming is a $60 to $70 million ...
The lower the acoustic resonance of a bellow, the bigger the alligator making the sound is,” The Reptile Room states. Alligators can be quite large Alligators are much bigger, faster and ...
Alligators are no different in this sense. In fact, a simple baby alligator chirp can cause adult alligators from all around to investigate, similar to what happened in the video above.
There are over 177 species of fish in the US state of Oklahoma, at least 7% of which are not native. [1] Species include: Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) American eel (Anguilla rostrata) American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
Seeing an alligator can be both a startling and fascinating sight. Not seeing one until the last second can be even scarier. Here’s what to remember.
Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.