Alligators
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Zoo
St. Augustine's Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Type of aviary
Imitation of the natural environment
Habitat
Southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico
Type of food
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals
Population in the world
600
About species
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Interesting facts
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It is one of two extant species in the genus Alligator within the family Alligatoridae; it is larger than the only other living alligator species, the Chinese alligator.
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Adult male American alligators measure 3.4 to 4.6 m in length, and can weigh up to 453 kg . Females are smaller, measuring 2.6 to 3 m in length.
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Young are born with yellow bands around their bodies and are protected by their mother for up to one year.
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American alligator was listed as an endangered species by the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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The teeth number 74–80.
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The American alligator was first classified by French zoologist François Marie Daudin as Crocodilus mississipiensis in 1801.
