endangered animals

Have you ever seen and American Alligator? It weights 500 pounds and is 13-18 feet long. It's Latin name is Alligator Misseisisipensis. The babies eat-insects, shrimp tadpoles, frogs and fish. The big ones eat turtles, fish, raccoons, birds and dead animals. Its nickname is "Gator." Its family group is reptiles. Its natural habitat is warm wet lands and swamps of the southeastern United States. American Alligators are endangered because hunters killed them for their skin and leather goods and for their meat. The alligators build up the land around the gator holes. This creates new places for plants to grow. The alligator survival is important to other creatures. Here is how you can tell and alligator from a crocodile. An alligator has a broad and blunt snout. Their lower teeth fit inside the edge of the upper jaw and cannot be seen when their mouth is closed. Crocodiles on the other hand, have a narrow head and longer snout. Their lower teeth can be seen when they are closed.	Dutch version will follow / nederlandse vertaling volgt
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