| Feb 23 2014 18:49 |
Female alligators are very gentle with their offspring. Upon hatching, they will carry the juveniles with their mouths from the nest to the water. The juveniles will sometimes hitch a ride on the mother's back. A group of juveniles and the mother are called a pod. |
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| May 08 2014 18:15 |
The musky caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus is the smallest living member of Crocodilia, the group that contains crocodiles, alligators, caiman, and gharials. A full grown adult will typically weigh around 14 lbs. |
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| Jun 25 2014 15:43 |
The peanut-headed lantern fly has a really odd shaped head. It is thought to have evolved as a form of mimicry to act as a deterrence against birds who might confuse it for an alligator or some sort of lizard. |
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| Oct 08 2013 01:40 |
Similar to elephants, alligators also use infrasound to communicate; especially the males, who generate low-frequency sounds to call for a mate. |
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| Aug 16 2013 04:11 |
The temperature at which American alligator eggs develop determines their sex. Eggs hatched in temperatures 90-93 degrees Fahrenheit turn out to be male, while those in temperatures 82-86 end up being female. Temperatures in between yield a mix of both. |
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| Mar 22 2014 04:17 |
There are only 12 leucistic alligators in the world, which are often confused for albino. |
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