Unseen Wild Nature on Instagram: "American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) 🐊🇺🇸 The American alligator, often simply called a “gator,” is a powerful, prehistoric-looking reptile native to the southeastern United States. Built like a living tank, it has thick, armored skin reinforced with bony plates called osteoderms, a broad U-shaped snout, and immense jaw strength. Alligators thrive in freshwater habitats such as swamps, marshes, rivers, lakes, and wetlands, with their range stretchin

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