Alligators are large reptiles found in the United States and China. They have broad U-shaped noses and teeth that fit entirely inside their upper jaws. Alligators are carnivorous and mostly hunt at night, using their good night vision to prey on fish, turtles, birds, and mammals. Their stomach acids can dissolve bones within a few months. Alligators can live up to 70 years and generally avoid conflict with humans unless fed by them.

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Top 10 interesting facts about Alligators
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Alligators have consisted of large reptiles; they are close counterparts of crocodiles. But,
unlike crocodiles. They are found in almost all the continents except Europe and
Antarctica because they are naturally only belonging to the United States and China.
There are around two alligators related to American caimans with huge and powerful tails
that are used for swimming and defense as well. Their eyes, ears, and nostrils are placed
on the top of their stretched head. They are looking different than crocodiles through their
jaws and teeth. There are many more interesting facts and features of alligators which,
will surely increase your knowledge about them.
They have a broad U-shaped nose and, all the teeth of the lower jaw fit within the upper
jaw. Its large fourth tooth is placed into a socket in the upper jaw. Usually, you can’t see
its teeth when its mouth is closed. In divergence, crocodiles have a narrow V-shaped nose,
and the large fourth tooth on each side of the lower jaw develops outside the nose and,
you can easily see it when the mouth is closed. Alligators are carnivorous and live along
the edges of water such, like ponds, marshlands, and rivers streams. The average life span
of alligators is around 50 years in the wild world. Though, even they have spent life in
captivity for up to 70 years. Alligator is a Spanish term for “the lizard” because early
Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida first gave them the name of the alligator.
10: Cold-blooded creatures

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As you know they mostly live in water that’s why they have belonged to cold-blooded
creatures, like other reptiles. One of the interesting facts about alligators that due to cold-
blooded creatures they can’t regulate their body temperatures internally like human
beings and other warm-blooded animals. Due to this, they have a very slow metabolism,
which lets them subsist for long periods without food. Interestingly, alligators can survive
many months on a single large meal.
09: Alligators’ diet
Alligators are carnivorous their diet has consisted of any type of flesh. At a young age, they
eat fish, pests, snails, shellfishes, and larvae. As they became mature, they slowly and
gradually starting to eat large prey including huge fish such as gar, turtles, and various
mammals, predominantly muskrat and different birds, deer, and other reptilians. They
also eat lettuce leaves and other leafy vegetation. Furthermore, interesting facts that
alligators had also been observed eating cumquats, citrus fruits, etc.
08: Good night vision
Alligators are nocturnal creatures; they have very good eyesight. Even they can see better
than other creatures at night. That’s why they mostly hunt at night.
07: Alligators eating habit
Juvenile alligators are one of the classes which can consume about 23 percent of their
body weight in a sitting, which is parallel to 180-pound persons eating more than 41
pounds of steak in one meal. Plus, the interesting facts about alligators that they have a
slow metabolism rate which, helps them survive in the scarcity of food.
06: Its stomach can dissolve bones
As you know, its stomach has unique acids which have a pH of less than 2—in the range of
lemon juice and vinegar. Interesting facts that prey can be digested in two to three days in
alligators’ stomach easily. Interestingly, bones and other hard parts can just take 13-100
days to disappear from its body. Plus, it has a high immune system that can fight the most
dangerous virus in HIV.
05: Good night vision and chasing habit
Alligators are nocturnal creatures; they have very good eyesight. Even they can see better
than other creatures at night. That’s why they mostly hunt at night.
An alligator’s brain has approximated about only 8-9 grams weigh, which is the average
size of a walnut, but it doesn’t mean they are stupid creatures. Interesting facts about
alligators have been detected using lures like tools to chase birds.
04: They are much less aggressive than crocodiles

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As the crocodiles are close cousins of alligators, they are much less aggressive than their
counterparts, particularly the saltwater crocodile. Generally, they are diffident towards
human beings and tend to walk or swim away if one comes near. They do not show any
aggression towards humans.
According to Britannica, many incidents began due to humans not when they began to
capture it. Between 2000-2007, alligators attack averaged just under 11 per year in
Florida, along the death rate was less than 10%.
03: Feeding wild alligators was illegal
In Florida, it was illegal to feed the alligators. If they continuously feed it, they will finally
lose their fear of humans and will learn to make them their food. Therefore, it is
dangerous for people and alligators.
02: They produce tears
It is famous that crocodiles produce tears, like them alligators also produce tears, but that
doesn’t mean they are crying. While consuming food, they swallow too much air, which
gets in touch with lachrymal glands which are responsible for producing tears. Interesting
facts that alligators that they also produce tears to clean and moisturize their eyes.
01: They don’t have vocals
Alligators are among the animals which have no vocal cords like other reptiles. But
interesting facts that alligators can make sounds like woodpeckers. They make sounds to
call their mates or their young ones or fight off competitors—such as a rasping hiss or a
freely scary bellow.