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Alligator approaches my waterfront fenced yard when we're outside

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I have 2 large dogs and small kids. When we're outside, a large alligator will swim across the pond up to edge of my yard and watch us. It will even move from one end of the yard to the other when the dogs are favoring one side of our yard. Is this aggressive behavior or curious behavior from the alligator?

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

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For example, years ago, Eiton Tchenrov postulated that the wild progenitor of the domestic dog, some subspecies or another of wolf, could benefit from overlapping its breeding territory with human hunters. Previous research has shown that wading bird nesting colonies could provide substantial food for alligators in the form of dropped chicks.

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Florida Man saves pet dog from alligator attack: ‘It’s killing her’

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submitted by /u/Itchy0101 [link] [comments].

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A couple of facts :D

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Gators can have fun, alligators aren't stupid, they can have fun as they along with other crocodilians will give each other piggy back rides, one alligator was seen repeatingly throwing a foot ball that landed in his pond, and another was playing with river otters.

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Five-Year Old Shoots 35-Year Old in Head

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It saddens me, and I find it extremely disturbing, that a five-year old child is giddy, and his parents (and the journalists on this program) are so pleased that he killed a 35-40-year old alligator. Let's deconstruct a few details: The young boy shot the alligator, who had been trapped , in the head and killed him.

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Exploring East Bay and the Yellow River

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Here and there, spits of pale sand became playgrounds for families and dogs, or hunting areas for Great Blue Herons. Brown water limits visibility, but I know that a ton of fish species call this river home, not to mention the alligators. A view of East Bay. The lone shrimp we pulled up in the cast net.

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Five Famous First Pets

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Later, Socks was “voted out of office” because he didn’t get along with the White House dog, Buddy. First Dog from 1989-1993): George H.W. Bush’s adorable brown and white spaniel is credited as the only White House dog to write a book: Millie’s Book: As Dedicated to Barbara Bush. Dogs are the most popular presidential pet.

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