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Alligators are often confused with crocodiles...

...but alligators have wider snouts, and their lower teeth...

...are hidden when their jaws are closed.

There are two living species of alligator, Chinese and American.

Adult male American alligators weigh around 800 pounds...

...and are thirteen feet long.

Its favored habitat is swamps and wetlands...

...where it can consume fish, birds, and small mammals.

American alligators have one of the strongest bites in the world...

...and yet, the muscles that open the jaw are so weak...

...an alligator's mouth can be kept closed by hand.

Like most reptiles, baby alligators are born from eggs...

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