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American Aligator and Turtle

Alligator mississippiensis

Photo by JenniferRoge
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This gator is on top of a turtle and I kind of feel bad of the turtle. The longer I look at this photo, the funnier it gets.

Habitat:

I found these two in Anhinga trail from Everglades National Park, Florida.

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American alligator

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Comments (4)
Arun
great spotting !!
JenniferRoge
Pull my finger is only funny to the gator. :D
BackToNature
I wonder if the aligator knows it is sitting on it's dinner.
ForestDragon
I guess the turtle made a nice seat cushion! Haha! Great picture. :)

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PublishedMarch 26, 2013

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