Tag: Alligators

Reading Time: 2 minutes Can Alligators Hear? Alligators can hear. The alligator’s hearing is very different from the hearing of humans and other animals. This is because they spend …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Can Alligators Jump? Alligators can jump. Not only are they capable of jumping, but they can also leap up to five feet in the air …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Can Alligators See? Alligators can see, but their vision is not as strong as some of their other senses. Hearing and picking up vibrations in …

Reading Time: 3 minutes Two species of alligator remain on opposite ends of the globe from prehistoric times: the American alligator (A. mississipiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis). …

Reading Time: 3 minutes Can Alligators Swim? Alligators can swim. An alligator will utilize various techniques to propel itself through water depending on why they are swimming and its …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do Alligators Hibernate? Alligators do not hibernate, they brumate in regions that may have colder periods. Instead of true hibernation, alligators brumate to slow their …

Reading Time: 5 minutes There are 24 crocodilian species across the globe, located on every continent but Antarctica and Europe.  Because crocodiles are cold-blooded reptiles, they prefer to live …

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do Alligators Lay Eggs? Alligators are oviparous, which means that they lay eggs. Only two species of alligators remain on Earth, the American alligator (A. …

Reading Time: 4 minutes What Is the Difference Between an Alligator and a Crocodile? Alligators and crocodiles both belong to the crocodilian class of reptiles, which has 24 species, …

Reading Time: 4 minutes What Do Alligators Eat? Did you know that the diet of the female alligator differs from the male? Did you know that the size of …

Reading Time: 4 minutes How Long Do Alligators Live? The alligator lives an average of 35-50 years in the wild and up to 65+ years in captivity. To answer …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Can Alligators Climb Trees? Alligators can climb trees. In a new study published in the journal Herpetology Notes, researchers formally studied and documented the behavior. …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are Alligators Reptiles? Alligators are reptiles from the order Crocodylia family Alligatoridae.  There are only two remaining species of the Alligatoridae family– the American Alligator, …