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The alligator snapping turtle is touted as being 1 of the biggest and heaviest freshwater turtles in the world. In case you were wondering, the largest is the Yangtze giant softshell turtle. You can find these prehistoric looking beasts throughout the southeastern United States. They prefer canals, lakes, and rivers. […]

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The alligator gar, aka gar fish or garpike, hails from southern United States and on into Mexico. These giant, freshwater fish inhabit reservoirs, lakes, backwaters of lowland rivers, and brackish waters of bayous, estuaries, and bays. Gars are predatory and have quite the appetite. Due to their stable numbers, these […]

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The Nile crocodile is among the most widely respected and feared animals in Africa. They can be single minded, fast, powerful, & worth respecting. After the saltwater crocodile, the Nile is the second largest and the largest reptile, by far, in all of Africa. Nile crocs are typically always in […]

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The Chinese alligator is 1 of the smallest crocodilians and the smallest of the 2 known alligator species. They are also known as China alligator, Yangtze alligator, or the muddy dragon. Once distributed throughout the eastern part of China’s Yangtze River system, these gators have now dwindled down to a […]

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The southern alligator lizard is a common occurrence on Santa Cruz, San Miguel, Santa Rosa Islands in the national park as well as almost any rural and suburban habitat along the coasts and slightly inland of Baja California, and California. The northern alligator lizard resides in Oregon and Washington. They […]

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Once listed as Endangered, the American alligator has made a remarkable comeback. They now number over 1 million strong! This is thanks to habitat preservation, federal and state conservation measures, and the alligator products plummeting. The American alligator is located in the U.S. from North Carolina to the Rio Grande […]

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Among the large host of critters found in the Amazon is the black caiman, a carnivorous (eats meat), semi-aquatic crocodilian that calls the Amazon rainforest its home. There are 6 known species of caiman found in Central and South America: in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, French Guyana, and […]

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Alligators vs crocodiles… Sounds like a bad B movie, but today’s article is on the details and comparisons of these 2 ferocious prehistoric beasts. They are both large, they both have lots of teeth, and they both are featured here today, via Critter Science. Although often confused with crocodiles, alligators […]

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