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Alligator

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Saw a few juvenile alligators while hiking today. Took pics from observation deck. submitted by /u/Practical_Tear_1012 [link] [comments]

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Alligator rabies

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Can alligators get rabies and if so does it make them extra bitey? submitted by /u/MallOpposite [link] [comments]

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Everglades Long-Legged Birds Feed Their Young To Alligators, Everything is Good.

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This often applies in animal behavior and ecology, and this often comes about in relation to predator pressure. For the many breeding birds facing high nest-predation pressure, enemy-free space can be gained by nesting near more formidable animals for physical protection. Caption for the graphic above: Fig 3.

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Alligator approaches my waterfront fenced yard when we're outside

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When we're outside, a large alligator will swim across the pond up to edge of my yard and watch us. Is this aggressive behavior or curious behavior from the alligator? Our backyard is on a pond and we have a fenced yard. It will even move from one end of the yard to the other when the dogs are favoring one side of our yard.

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Why are there no Alligators in Europe?

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Rivers,Swamps,Lakes) I still have no idea why there couldn't be alligators in our water? I'm fishing a lot, and recently I was sitting half inside the water thinking to myself that ppl in Florida can't just do that. They got giagantic reptiles in the same kinda water. there's pretty cold winter's and still gators.

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Brooklyn alligator facing ‘long process’ as it continues its recovery at Bronx Zoo — Bronx Times

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Sharks in the water may be a given in some places; alligators too. But in New York City, they’re not thought of as common, which is why it was such a shock when an alligator was found and saved from a lake in Brooklyn last month.

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Can animals that typically live on both land and water live without being in the water?

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I know that there are certain animals like frogs, capybaras, alligators, beavers and turtles that live on both land and water. If any of these animals were put into a place where they had access only to drinking water, but no body of water to swim in, does this jeopardize their ability to survive?

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