Crocodile or alligator ...

Everglades is a large swamp area, which starts right up at Fort Lauderdale and extending down to the southern tip of Florida. It is rich in animal life such as birds, fish and alligators course. Pollution up north threatens marshes and has resulted in the stock of animals was much smaller. The most birds will disappear from the area. The population of alligators has increased in recent years, which is good because the number was far below. What is the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? An alligator living in salt water, has a pointed mouth and is brownish in color. An alligator living in fresh water, has a rounded snout and are almost black. Both species have 80 teeth. 40 of the lower jaw and 40 in the mouth. They grow their entire lives. In the junior year will grow about 30 cm per year. Then they grow only about 5 cm in the rest of their lives each year. The oldest crocodiles and alligators will be up to 50 years. The largest specimens can grow to 29 feet, which is about eight meters. As with the turtles is the weather, heat, helps to determine whether there are incubated most males or females. An alligator is really not an aggressive animal - except when she has kids. After hatching they will be together for about one year. Only a few pups when becoming adults. Often they eat each other. Perhaps because their brains are only the size of a pea ... It is forbidden to feed the alligator, as they form will start to go after people. Therefore they must not turn out that people are equal with food. Used in Everglades Airboat. They are destroying not plants and substrate, as propellers sits over the water. An Airboat rather fly or glide across the water from side to side. An hour with Airboat on the lookout for alligators cost around 20 usd - alligator show afterwards is included. Remember discount coupon:) There are actually people who make alligator-wrestling voluntarily. They stick their head and hands into the mouth of the animal with the 80 large teeth. These people are called "Gator wrestlers" and doing shows in particular to earn money to buy alligators that have been caught unwanted sites such as peoples backyards. When there is unfortunately an alligator crawled up on land, calling people to a prisoners come and remove the alligator. He does it for free when he sells it to a butcher by the parties and the subsequent resale. It is prohibited to release an alligator into freedom again, once caught. A gator-wrestler is allowed to buy alligator cuts as they are not being slaughtered. He retains them for a while, and then let loose again - for almost free. You may only put out in closed, private areas or national parks.