American Alligator

By Kyle

Appearance

I am an American Alligator, I weigh 455kg. I am 4-5m

long. I have a big body and 4 legs with 3 toes on all

4 feet. I have a big wide head with 80 sharp teeth, 40 on

top, 40 on the bottom. I have a big long spiky tail

that takes up to half of my body length. I am slow

movingon land, but very quick in the

water.

Habitat

My home is the wetlands, fresh water ponds, marshes,

riversand swamps. I build my

nest out of wet grass and plants

and dirt. I am mainly found in Louisiana and

Florida. You’ll also find me in South Texas, N and S

Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.

Diet

I love everything in my habitat.

Here are some of the things

that I eat: birds, snakes,

turtles, fish, mammals and

domestic livestock.

Reproduction

When mating season comes my mate and I lay

20-60eggs in my nest. My

mate’s gestation period is around

2 months. The mating season starts in April

and lastsuntil May.

Care of offspring

My babies look the same as me but have big eyes and no teeth. They stay

with me and my mate for 5 months before they’re big

enough andindependent to go in the

wild.

Natural enemies

I am the biggest and most deadliest in my habitat so

I have no natural enemies. If I do ever feel

threatenedI will use my giant tail and big teeth for defence I can swim away quickly. I

can warn other males with my

deep -toned roar.

Are you endangered?

Yes, I am threatened because people have

killed 10 million of my kind for our

skin. With sea levels rising

there is too much saltwater, I need fresh

water. Also, my kind were hunted for

meat before 1970.

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