Alligator
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Photo Credit: Doug Kjos
Found in Wild: Southeastern sections of United States. Size and Description:
Alligators can grow to be 18 feet long. They have wide, flat heads with broad, round noses. A crocodile's head is long and triangular.
Diet (zoo): processed meat and fish designed for zoo animals.
Diet (wild): fresh meat and fish
Interesting Facts:
- Alligators are reptiles, which means:
-they are ectothermic which means they do not produce their own body heat
-they have scaly skin
-they lay eggs
-they breathe with lungs - Legs and feet allow them to walk on land and their powerful tails aid in swimming.
- They sun themselves to keep warm and cool off by slipping into the water.
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Hours
May: 10am - 6pm
June-August: 10am - 8pm
September: 10am - 6pm The Zoo will re-open Saturday, April 26, 2008
Admission
$6.00, ages 13 & up
$3.00, ages 4-12
Free, ages 3 & under
Wagons & Strollers
$2.14 Wagon $1.07 Stroller
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