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Alligators usually sneak up on their prey, catch them offguard, drown them and swallow them whole above water as they can not swallow underwater. Their jaws are not designed for tearing and ripping flesh (like crocodiles), but instead for crushing bone.
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Alligator Webkinz and underwater room?
Webby helper. Alligator webkinz has no underwater room.
Does a crocodile have a bigger snout than an alligator because it can't breathe underwater as long as an alligator can underwater?
Crocs as well as alligators CAN'T breathe underwater. When they dive, they hold their breath.
Is an alligator an omnivore or carnivore or a herbivore?
An alligator is a carnivore, because it eats meat. Younger alligators eat fish, crustaceans, and insects. Alligators have rows of sharp teeth. The alligator can grow up to 300 teeth in its life! It pounces on the prey using its camouflage and drags them underwater.
What do you call the second eyelid of the alligator that helps see underwater?
An Alligator's eyes are adapted to see underwater because half the time they live underwater. They catch their food underwater, bathe themselves underwater, and they can sometimes nap there. An Alligator has an extra eyelid on their eyes that is clear (almost like a contact lense) to see clearly underwater without letting any fluid gettting into their eyes.
How does the alligator get food underwater?
An alligator has a flap inside the the throat that blocks the water from entering their mouth.
What allows an alligator to see underwater?
Alligators have transparent eyelids.
Is an alligator a herbivore carnivore omnivore?
An alligator is a carnivore, because it eats meat. Younger alligators eat fish, crustaceans, and insects. Alligators have rows of sharp teeth. The alligator can grow up to 300 teeth in its life! It pounces on the prey using its camouflage and drags them underwater.
How does an alligator stay under water during hibernation?
When an alligator hibernates, it will find a cool damp cave to stay in, not underwater.
How does an alligator eyes help it survive?
see their food, see underwater
Can an alligator snapping turtle eat an alligator?
no!
Is an alligator a reptile or amphibian?
An alligator is a reptile, not an amphibian.
What does the alligator gar eat?
They eat smaller animals.
