AMERICAN ALLIGATOR by Carla Mooney Content Consultant James Perran Ross Associate Scientist Wildlife Ecology and Conservation University of Florida Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com BACK FROM NEAR EXTINCTION
THE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR The American alligator rests on the sunny bank own body temperature so the alligator uses of a Louisiana swamp He cannot control his the sun to warm up After hours of sleep the alligator rises to his feet Slowly he walks on his four short legs toward the water’s edge Then he slides into the swamp and disappears Alligators bask in the sun to warm themselves 5 CHAPTER ONE
