This is the sixth of 12 Things You Should Know about Alligators and Everglades Wildlife, a free eBook. When alligators are 8 to 13 years old, they are ready to mate and reproduce. Like many other animals, this usually happens in the spring. Alligators have no vocal chords, but this doesn’t stop them from belting out love songs. The male alligator …
5. What Alligators Eat
Breakfast, lunch and dinner? Courtesy of Flickr user ingridtaylar. This is the fifth of 12 Things You Should Know about Alligators and Everglades Wildlife, a free eBook. Alligators are mostly opportunistic predators. They eat whatever is the easiest prey, based on size and availability. Their diet consists primarily of fish, birds, turtles, snakes, frogs, mammals and crème brûlée (we may have …
4. How Fast Can Alligators Run?
Gator out for a stroll. Courtesy of Flickr user Andrea Westmoreland. This is the fourth of 12 Things You Should Know about Alligators and Everglades Wildlife, a free eBook. “If you are ever being chased on land by an alligator, you should run in a zig-zag pattern.” Have you heard that myth before? Actually, the chances of you being chased by …
3. How Big Are Alligators?
Gator toes. Courtesy of Flickr user Tim Pearce. This is the third of 12 Things You Should Know about Alligators and Everglades Wildlife, a free eBook. So, just how big are alligators? According to the Everglades National Park website, the largest alligator ever recorded in Florida was 17 feet 5 inches long. The largest alligator ever recorded anywhere was found in …
2. What’s the Difference between Alligators and Crocodiles?
Left: Alligator, courtesy Norbert Nagel. Right: Crocodile, courtesy Flickr user Tambako the Jaguar. This is the second of 12 Things You Should Know about Alligators and Everglades Wildlife, a free eBook. Alligators are often confused with their close cousins, the crocodiles. The confusion is understandable, since all alligators are crocodilians, but not all crocodilians are alligators! (All squares are rectangles, but not …
1. What Is an Alligator?
This is the first of 12 Things You Should Know about Alligators and Everglades Wildlife, a free eBook. Before we dive into all of the fun and interesting facts about alligators, we thought we should begin by describing exactly what these amazing creatures are. An alligator is a reptile in the Alligator genus. The genus is part of a larger order …
12 Things to Experience on an Everglades Airboat Tour
Whether you live in Florida or you’re just visiting the sunshine state, you must add an exciting airboat ride through the Everglades to your bucket list. Captain Jack decided to add a list of his favorite things into one convenient eBook called 12 Things to Experience on an Everglades Airboat Tour, which has covered everything from the different native wild …
12: Environmental Impact – The Everglades Restoration Project
This is the twelfth installment of 12 Things to Experience on an Everglades Airboat Tour which can also be downloaded as a free eBook. Because of its unique landscape, and the plant and animal species native only to this region, the Everglades remains the only wetland of its kind on the continent. Although the natural resources in the Everglades have …
11: Learn the History of the Everglades
This is the eleventh installment of 12 Things to Experience on an Everglades Airboat Tour which can also be downloaded as a free eBook. During your Everglades airboat tour, you will have the opportunity to learn about the rich history of Everglades City, and interesting facts about the Everglades. Our airboat captains have an inside knowledge of this unique area, …
10: Fish in the Everglades
This is the tenth installment of 12 Things to Experience on an Everglades Airboat Tour which can also be downloaded as a free eBook. The mangrove forest provides a perfect spot for many types of fish in the Everglades to grow and flourish. The mangroves have countless roots to hide amongst and an abundance of vegetation and warmth. Consider …