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American Aligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Photo by Frank Weaver
Published on Project Noah
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28.477, -81.1004

Field Notes

Description:

Alligators basking in last hours of sunlight, trying to regulate his body temperature.

Habitat:

A canal

Notes:

A canal with no flow of water. Warm water, with no litter.

Reference Links:

American alligator, Good Karma For All

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Florida Wetlands
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Preserve Florida's Water
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 20, 2012

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