while the American alligator lives anywhere from 20 to 60 years on average. An adult human in good health holds the upper ...

The mating season is typically from April to July. Eastern North Carolina is the northern-most part of the American Alligator Home Range, according to N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission District 2 ...

A fight between a crocodile and an alligator in Florida was recently caught on video. Are crocodiles native to the Sunshine State?

An American alligator like this one cruises the ponds and waterways of the South Tibwin Unit of the Francis Marion National Forest near McClellanville. The conservation area is home to the he ...

It’s no mean feat turning a meat-hungry predator into a plant eater. The American alligator is an apex predator of southern waterways from Texas to the Carolinas. In the wild, adult alligators eat ...

In fact, the American alligator population in the southeastern U.S. is staggering, with an estimated 5 million thriving in swamps, lakes, and more. The majority of these alligators reside in the ...

"We bundle up, but this is what the American alligator does," a park employee said of the creatures' winter habit Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Adult alligators are "opportunistic feeders ... The native range of the American alligator extends from Oklahoma to North Carolina and south. Alligators occur from southeast Oklahoma and east ...