Alligators will climb into trees – but they won’t climb them like a squirrel can. Inclined, wide tree trunks overhanging waterways are perfect for relaxing in. Can Alligators Climb Trees? Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) are one of two types of giant aquatic reptiles in North America and they are very agile indeed. All large lizards and
If you know a trick or two and you get a head start – you can certainly outrun an alligator. If you are in the water or run in a shallow zig-zag – no chance! Is It True: Can You Outrun An Alligator? Alligators have a superpower – and it isn’t running. An alligator can
Crocodiles – like most reptiles – lay eggs. They build or excavate a nest area beside a river and lay their clutch, which takes nearly 3 months to incubate. Do Crocodiles Lay Eggs Or Give Birth To Live Young? American Crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) is one of four New World crocodiles in the Caribbean/Central American area
American alligators have both scales AND skin. Their backs have gnarled, knobbly skin: thick and scaly. Their tummies and chins are quite smooth in comparison. Do Alligators Have Scales Or Skin? Most reptiles – including alligators – have different versions of skin coverings. Skin is basically any form of outer covering to a body –
Adult Rhinos are too big and strong to have natural predators. However, if sick, injured or very young – a hungry predator will certainly consider a rhino. Why Do Rhinos Have Predators? You would think that a rhino is so big and thick-skinned that no one would try to attack it – and you would
All 5 species of rhino are threatened in some way due to poaching or habitat loss. Some subspecies sadly have already become functionally extinct. Gone forever. What Rhinos Are Endangered Already? There are 3 of the 5 rhino species already listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) which means