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Kathy Feeney

Illustrated by Steve Weaver

Pineapple Press, Inc.

Sarasota, Florida
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Text copyright © 2006 by Kathy Feeney

Photographs on pages 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42 © 2006 by
David M. Dennis
Cover photograph and photographs on pages 14, 20, 44 courtesy of Gatorland
Photograph on title page © 2006 by Doug Alderson
Photograph on page 38 © by C. C. Lockwood
Photograph on page 46 courtesy of the Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Feeney, Kathy, 1954-

Those amazing alligators / Kathy Feeney.-- 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-56164-356-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-56164-356-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-1-56164-359-2
ISBN-10: 1-56164-359-9
1. Alligators--Juvenile literature. I. Title.
QL666.C925F44 2006
597.98'4--dc22

2005030581

First Edition
Hb 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pb 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Design by Steve Weaver

Printed in China
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Contents
1. What are alligators? 9

2. Where do alligators live in the wild? 11

3. What is the difference between an

alligator and a crocodile? 13

4. How did the alligator get its name? 15

5. How long have alligators roamed

the earth? 17

6. Do alligators live alone or in groups? 19

7. What do alligators eat? 21

8. How many teeth do alligators have? 23

9. How big are alligators? 25

10. Why do alligators have bumps? 27

11. How do alligators communicate? 29

12. How long do alligators live? 31

13. What color are an alligator’s eyes? 33

14. How fast can an alligator run? 35

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15. How long can an alligator hold its breath

under water? 37

16. How many eggs does the female

alligator lay? 39

17. What is an alligator’s “egg tooth”? 41

18. Why do baby alligators have stripes? 43

19. Are alligators endangered? 45

20. What is a white alligator? 47

Activities
Make a Glitter Gator Puppet 49
Make an Alligator Clothespin Magnet 50
Make an Alligator Bookmark 51
Glossary 52
Where to Learn More about Alligators 53
About the Author 54
Index 55
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What are alligators?

Alligators are large reptiles. They have
tough scaly hides and huge lizard-shaped
bodies. Alligators have four short legs
with webbed feet. They have long flat
tails. There are two species, or kinds, of
alligators: the Chinese Alligator and the
American Alligator. The Chinese Alligator
lives in China. This book is about the
American Alligator. Scientists call this
species Alligator mississippiensis.

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 Those Amazing Alligators
by
Kathy Feeney

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