How long do aligators live?

1. Can alligators live 100 years?
2. How long do alligators live as pets?
3. How long do captive alligators live?
4. How old is a 2 foot alligator?
5. Can crocs and alligators mate?
6. How long can alligators live without food?
7. What do alligators eat?
8. Are alligators friendly?
9. Can an alligator be tamed?
10. How do alligators sleep?
11. Do crocodiles and alligators age?
12. Do alligators grow forever?
13. What was the largest alligator ever caught?
14. What is the largest alligator?

Can alligators live 100 years?

Alligators live about as long as humans and average 70 years, but can be 100 years old, if they can survive a difficult life which starts with biting and fighting that never ends.

How long do alligators live as pets?

Scientists estimate the age of wild alligators based on the known ages of captive alligators and by using skeletochronology. Alligators of both kinds live to be about 50 years old in the wild and about 60-80 years in captivity.

How long do captive alligators live?

American alligators live in freshwater swamps, marshes, rivers and lakes ranging throughout the southern United States. Median Life Expectancy: In the wild they can live up to 35 to 50 years. In captivity they can live up to 65 to 80 years.

How old is a 2 foot alligator?

They average 14 to 15 feet long, but alligators as big as 18 feet have been reported. The zoo is not looking for a mate or a playmate for its alligator "and we just can't take in every animal," he said. A two-foot alligator is probably 2 to 3 years old, Mr. Kacprzyk said.

Can crocs and alligators mate?

Question: Can alligators and crocodiles mate? Answer: No, they can't. Although they look similar, they are genetically too far apart. Although related, they split into separate genera a long time ago.

How long can alligators live without food?

Alligators can survive two to three years without eating. Alligators are one of the few reptiles today that care for their young. Alligators have vibration sensors on their skin that are extremely sensitive -- they can detect even the slightest vibration and get out of harm's way long before it arrives.

What do alligators eat?

Alligators are opportunistic feeders. Their diets include prey species that are abundant and easily accessible. Juvenile alligators eat primarily insects, amphibians, small fish, and other invertebrates. Adult alligators eat rough fish, snakes, turtles, small mammals, and birds.

Are alligators friendly?

While they may not rank the highest on being the most friendly or cuddliest animals, alligators are certainly one of the most fascinating, dare we say... coolest animals out there.

Can an alligator be tamed?

YOU cannot train this animal: Can a gator be trained? Yes, absolutely, but not in a home setting and not by the average individual. ... Even the best behaved, well-trained gator is not a pet; we can train them to be more docile and accepting of us, but they are not, and will never be, domesticated.

How do alligators sleep?

Alligators sleep by digging a hole or hollow in the mud where they live. This hole is known as a “gator hole”, which is usually dug along a waterway.

Do crocodiles and alligators age?

Lifespan. Crocodiles live longer than alligators. The average lifespan of a crocodile is between 70-100 years, while the average lifespan of an alligator is usually between 30-50 years.

Do alligators grow forever?

They do continue to grow most of their lives, long after they reach sexual maturity, but the rate at which they grow slows until it is barely noticeable at all and it is likely that very old animals stop growing entirely.

What was the largest alligator ever caught?

Louisiana Alligator

The alligator which is claimed to be the largest to have been ever recorded was found on Marsh Island, Louisiana, in 1890. It was killed near Vermilion Bay in southern Louisiana. It measured 19.2 ft. (5.85 m) in length, and weighed somewhere around 2000 lbs – allegedly.

What is the largest alligator?

The current world record alligator was taken by Mandy Stokes, of Thomaston, in August 2014. It measured 15 feet, 9 inches long and weighed 1,011.5 pounds. Stokes and her crew took the gator in Mill Creek, a tributary of the Alabama River.