Alligator Facts

Basic information and interesting alligator facts in one place. Learn more about these creatures and share your knowledge with your friends and classmates.

• The weight of an adult alligator is about 800 pounds (360 kg).

• The length of the alligator measures around 13 feet (4.0 meters).

• Alligators lives in the United States and China.
  

  Alligators are now protected by both state and federal regulations.

• Alligators are not crocodiles.

• Alligators have 75 teeth.

• An alligator cannot move its tongue, and must raise its head to swallow.

• Alligators are opportunistic feeders, eating almost anything they can catch.

• Male alligators roar to attract its female counterpart.

• In warm temperatures the eggs produce males and in cool temperatures they produce females.

• The skin of an alligator protect their armored backs, which make them immune to snake poison.

• Alligators use their tails to construct what are known as “gator holes” to retain water during periods of drought.

• When a light shines on them at night, the eyes of large animals glow red while the eyes of the small ones glow green.

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