ALLIGATORS

Alligator is the name of two kinds of reptiles related to crocodiles. The American and the Chinese alligators. Alligators resemble lizards in there shape but they have thicker bodies and tails than lizards. Alligators jaws have many sharp teeth. Alligators swim by moving there bodies from side to side. When made into leather, alligator hide looks good and lasts a long time. Manufactures make it into handbags, shoes and boots, belts, etc. Alligators of the past grew to eighteen feet long or even longer. Most alligators now grow from nine to twelve feet. The female alligator makes her nest of grass and other plants. Alligators like to rest during the day and hunt for foo at night. In winter alligators bury themselves in mud. Alligators eat meny kinds of small animals including fish, snakes, frogs, turtles, and small mammels. They drag them under water and then tear them to pieces. Alligators are most common in lakes, swamps, and rivers a long the Gulf of Mexico.