american alligator
DESCRIPTION
By Kyle. American Alligator. 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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