#alligator
What a Wonderful World
🤔 Difference Between a Crocodile (Top), a Caiman (Middle), and an Alligator (Below)
Crocodile:
· Habitat: Thrives in both saltwater and freshwater.
· Snout: Long and pointed.
· Size: Often larger, some species exceed 20 feet.
· Distribution: Found globally in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Australia.
Caiman:
· Habitat: Prefers freshwater, dwelling in rivers, lakes, and wetlands.
· Snout: Robust and broad.
· Size: Generally smaller, ranging from 4 to 8 feet.
· Distribution: Native to Central and South America.
Alligator:
· Habitat: Flourishes in freshwater habitats like swamps and slow rivers.
· Snout: Broad and rounded.
· Size: Adult males typically reach 10 to 15 feet.
· Distribution: Primarily found in the United States and China.
📷: Kevin Enge
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One more alligator...
Working my way through many recent images, a little at a time...
Still to come: trees, dragonflies, butterflies, ducklings, limpkins, herons, egrets, trees, & Spanish moss.
Meanwhile... More gator photos @ http://www.fenichel.com/gators.shtml
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Meanwild..... In a nicer (if definitely 'woke') part of the swamps
TOH Credence, Down in the Jungle, but this image pairs nicely with a vintage
alligator 🐊
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Video Shows Scientists Removing a 5-Foot Alligator From a Python's Stomach
https://www.sciencealert.com/video-shows-scientists-removing-a-5-foot-alligator-from-a-pythons-stomach
Alligator delays flights from Charleston airport | The Independent
Why did the alligator cross the taxiway?
To catch his flight!
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alligator-charleston-airport-video-b2155596.html
Something for #sign #sunday #signsunday
People are one thing, but please... do not molest the alligators!
Suggested sound-track: Alligator - Grateful Dead
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More Florida nature photography: http://www.fenichel.com/nature
Squirrel
Also readying for spring.
As are the alligators, now in courtship season in SW Florida. [ New - YouTube Vid of one gator lunching on a huge fish ]
Ah nature... Ah spring time. I hope it arrives soon, including over some cold and dangerous places. 🇺🇦
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Meanwhile, back in another swamp....
"Mmm"
Who/what is this guy munching on? Choose your favorite tyrant. Or least favorite animal. Or let's just say, "lunch".
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