Scientific name: Alligator mississipiensis
Length: Up to 5m
Origin: North America
Diet: Carnivore
IUCN status: Least Concern
Threats: Habitat degradation, climate change, historically poaching
Zoos I have seen them: National Reptile Zoo, Zoomarine
Interesting fact: The alligator became increasingly rare in the 1950s, but conservation action has allowed it to become fairly common.
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