American alligator | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/american-alligator
The American alligator is a large crocodilian with an armored body, short legs, a muscular tail and a long, rounded snout. This reptile nearly went extinct but is now considered a conservation success story.
They excavate a depression called a „gator hole“ along a waterway to be used when