American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Gulf Islands National Seashore, 2015.
Only two alligator species are alive today: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. This large apex predator consumes almost anything in its path: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. They are also important to the wetland ecosystem.
U.S. National Park Service
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