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Gator Soaking up the Sun This alligator was photographed on the shores of the St John's River in Northeast Florida, USA Alligator mississippiensis,American Alligator Click/tap to enlarge

Gator Soaking up the Sun

This alligator was photographed on the shores of the St John's River in Northeast Florida, USA

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The American Alligator

The American alligator, sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator, is a reptile endemic only to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two living species of alligator, in the genus "Alligator", within the family "Alligatoridae". It is larger than the other extant alligator species, the Chinese alligator.

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Similar species: Crocodilia
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  • Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
  • f/5.6
  • 1/636s
  • ISO400
  • 44.395mm