Mississippi alligator: habitat, food, photos

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In our article we would like to tell you about one of the members of the crocodile family. Mississippi alligator is different from other counterparts is quite wide and flat muzzle. The jaw of the crocodile is very wide, with strong muscles, she's a lot stronger than the jaw of any other reptile.

Inhabited the Mississippi alligator?

This type is also called suck crocodiles or the American alligator. He lives in the South-Eastern region of the United States. At the moment it can only be found South of Virginia, in the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Arkansas. The largest and most numerous populations lives in the swamps of Florida.

Appearance alligator

Mississippi alligator is different from its counterparts is wide, flat, but very long face. Interesting is the fact that crocodiles living in captivity, the muzzle is broader than that of a wild cat. This is primarily due to feeding habits.Mississippi alligator

The Nostrils are on the very edge of the jaws, it enables the animal to breathe and remain invisible to others, because all his body submerged in water.

The Adults that live in the wild, are divided into two types:

  1. Thin and long.
  2. Wide and short.

Such differences are related to the nuances of the food, the climate and other factors. The main weapon of the alligator is its muscular tail.

Has its own structural features Mississippi alligator. The integuments of the body are the flaps. Four of them are located in the occipital part. And in the middle part of the body is dorsal shields. Leather on the sides is a bone plate. And that's abdominal bony carapace is completely absent.

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Mississippi alligator, the structure of the limbs of which has its own characteristics, for a sufficiently large size of the body has short legs. On the front is five fingers, and the back-four. On the front legs there is even a swimming membrane.alligator photos

Mississippi alligator, the teeth of which have a special structure, boasts a large number of them. As a rule, it varies from seventy-four to eighty pieces.

Young individuals are outwardly indistinguishable from adults, not counting bright yellow stripes on a black background, which are well disguised.

Unlike the crocodile from alligator

It is a mistake to assume that there is no difference. Unlike a crocodile from an alligator is that the first larger than the second. In addition, the crocodile is long and elongated muzzle, but the alligator the snout is flattened and blunt.

the difference between a crocodile from an alligator

Some differences:

  1. In the world at the moment, there are two species of alligators, crocodiles – thirteen.
  2. As for alligators, they are only found in America and China. Crocodiles are found in Asia, Africa, Australia and America.
  3. Interesting is the fact that crocodiles can live in salt water, they are adapted to such conditions. But alligators live only in fresh water.

The Color of the skin of an alligator

Mississippi alligator has dark green back and pale yellow belly. Young specimens is almost black back with yellow spots on the tail. In adult animals, these blotches become darker.big crocodile

It Should be noted that the Eastern and Western alligators were historically isolated from each other. Now, the East has white rims around the mouth, and color them lighter. Adults have bright yellow spots, vizueta, gain olive, brown or black color, while the rest of the colors are not changing. American alligator is usually green eyes, but sometimes they can be other colors.

Weight and size of the animal

A Large crocodile can reach four meters and a half, and sometimes there are animals and a five-meter length. The maximum value recorded by people – 5.8 m Females tend to have a three-meter length.Mississippi alligator teeth

The animals Weigh from two hundred to three hundred pounds. They say that in the nineteenth and twentieth century were killed last alligator weighing half a ton, although these facts have not been confirmed.

How long alligators live?

As for life expectancy, it is recorded that the Mississippi alligator in captivity have lived for sixty-six years. And other data say about the life expectancy of eighty-five years.

What sounds like the gators?

Maybe it is a mistake to think that American alligator – a silent creature. But it is not so. Moreover, it is very loud and scary animal. Cubs make awkward croaking sounds. But the adults in the mating season emit a very loud roar. They say that these sounds can be compared to distant thunder or explosions when stun the fish. Imagine if a few males together make sounds, all the swamp shakes and pulses.

Habitat

Mississippi alligator is found in quite a variety of fresh water. They prefer areas with slow current streams of water. It can be freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, pondsamong the peat bogs. Here the ponds where the water is salty, the alligator is not a good choice. Of course, he may some time be in salty waters, such as in mangrove swamps of South Florida. Interestingly, quite often a large crocodile found near human habitation.

Females usually live in lakes or swamps. But males captured over large areas – more than two square miles.

Enemies are formidable animals

This may seem unrealistic, but the alligator (photo in article) also has enemies. It would seem, who could threaten such a predator?Mississippi alligator anatomy of limbs

It Turns out that for the young and newborn animals are dangerous bobcats, raccoons, large wading birds. Large males sometimes engage in cannibalism, which, in principle, is not typical for them. By age two, they grow to 90 centimetres in length. And from that moment they have no enemies. Of course, if you don't count.

Food alligators

As you know, alligator (animal photos are impressive) – a predator. The main food is fish. But at every opportunity he can to attack some animal.

Young individuals feed on crustaceans and insects, frogs and small fish. As they get older food becomes more diverse. Adult amphibians use in food any terrestrial and aquatic animals, which it only comes to: snakes, turtles, birds, and small mammals.

In regions where alligators densely adjoin to the person, if they are hungry, they can become prey for dogs and other Pets.

For man alligator is not dangerous. But sometimes it can attack if it somehow provoked or he mixed up the child with small animals. Sometimes the animal steals network of fishermen, and in the case of severe famine neglects and carrion.

Habits of a predator

I Must say that the hunting habits of the alligator are dependent on the water temperature: if it drops below twenty-three degrees, the animal dramatically decreased appetite and activity.

On land, alligators often rest with an open mouth, it is connected with the process of thermoregulation. Through mucous membranes faster evaporation of water.

Adults most often hunt in the water. Small prey they grab and swallow whole, but a big first flush, and then torn to pieces. Generally these reptiles possess great patience, they put up out of the water only his nostrils and eyes. And in this posture for hours watching their prey. As a rule, in recessed position, the alligator gently, quietly moves around the pond and looking out for the victim.

These reptiles have the strongest bite among predators. To such conclusion the researchers who conducted the experiments with a special measuring device. Such strong jaws of the alligator are used for raskusyvanii tortoise-shell.

Interestingly, when immersed in water, the animal's nostrils are closed by the edges of the skin, ear holes, too, even stops circulation of blood to the organs, only the brain and heart muscle.Mississippi alligator integument

Staying in the water the first twenty minutes, the alligator spends half the supply of oxygen, and the balance consumes more economical for one hundred minutes.

In the cool regions these reptiles become inactive in winter. Alligator snatches a lair or burrow under a Bank and lives there up to four months. However, he moves very little and eats little. There are times when the alligators are frozen in its burrow, but if they have something to breathe, they can and survive for as long as the ice melts.

They Say that an alligator with its tail down prey from the shore, however, reliable evidence for this fact is not. Female reptiles are very care about the offspring they long protect the young from enemies. As a rule, from their adult relatives, who can attack the young plants in the famine.

Instead of an epilogue

You Need to remember that the alligator is – is a fearsome predator. He easily hides under the mirror-like surface of the water. And the balance beam, swinging peacefully among the seaweed on the surface, and not so harmless. This may be a silent predator, which guards its prey. For a large hungry crocodile, even a horse can become food, although he prefers smaller prey. Here such interesting creatures alligators.


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