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Kathy Feeney
Illustrated by Steve Weaver
Pineapple Press, Inc. Sarasota, Florida
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Text copyright © 2006 by Kathy Feeney Photographs on pages 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42 © 2006 by David M. Dennis Cover photograph and photographs on pages 14, 20, 44 courtesy of Gatorland Photograph on title page © 2006 by Doug Alderson Photograph on page 38 © by C. C. Lockwood Photograph on page 46 courtesy of the Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Inquiries should be addressed to: Pineapple Press, Inc. P.O. Box 3889 Sarasota, Florida 34230 www.pineapplepress.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Feeney, Kathy, 1954Those amazing alligators / Kathy Feeney.-- 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-56164-356-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-56164-356-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-56164-359-2 ISBN-10: 1-56164-359-9 1. Alligators--Juvenile literature. I. Title. QL666.C925F44 2006 597.98'4--dc22 2005030581 First Edition Hb 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pb 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Design by Steve Weaver Printed in China
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Contents 1.
What are alligators?
9
2.
Where do alligators live in the wild? 11
3.
What is the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? 13
4.
How did the alligator get its name?
5.
How long have alligators roamed the earth?
15
17
6.
Do alligators live alone or in groups?
7.
What do alligators eat?
8.
How many teeth do alligators have?
9.
How big are alligators?
19
21 23
25
10. Why do alligators have bumps?
27
11. How do alligators communicate? 12. How long do alligators live?
29
31
13. What color are an alligator’s eyes? 14. How fast can an alligator run?
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15. How long can an alligator hold its breath under water?
37
16. How many eggs does the female alligator lay?
39
17. What is an alligator’s “egg tooth”?
41
18. Why do baby alligators have stripes? 19. Are alligators endangered? 20. What is a white alligator?
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Activities Make a Glitter Gator Puppet 49 Make an Alligator Clothespin Magnet 50 Make an Alligator Bookmark 51 Glossary 52 Where to Learn More about Alligators 53 About the Author 54 Index 55
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What are alligators? Alligators are large reptiles. They have tough scaly hides and huge lizard-shaped bodies. Alligators have four short legs with webbed feet. They have long flat tails. There are two species, or kinds, of alligators: the Chinese Alligator and the American Alligator. The Chinese Alligator lives in China. This book is about the American Alligator. Scientists call this species Alligator mississippiensis.
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Those Amazing Alligators by Kathy Feeney
For more information about this and other Pineapple Press titles visit our website at http://www.pineapplepress.com
Pineapple Press titles are available from http://www.pineapplepress.com and from major bookstore chains and online retailers.
2006.10.6
10:16 PM
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those alligators.qxp
2006.10.6
10:16 PM
Page 2
those alligators.qxp
2006.10.6
10:16 PM
Page 3
Kathy Feeney
Illustrated by Steve Weaver
Pineapple Press, Inc. Sarasota, Florida
those alligators.qxp
2006.10.6
10:16 PM
Page 4
Text copyright © 2006 by Kathy Feeney Photographs on pages 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42 © 2006 by David M. Dennis Cover photograph and photographs on pages 14, 20, 44 courtesy of Gatorland Photograph on title page © 2006 by Doug Alderson Photograph on page 38 © by C. C. Lockwood Photograph on page 46 courtesy of the Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Inquiries should be addressed to: Pineapple Press, Inc. P.O. Box 3889 Sarasota, Florida 34230 www.pineapplepress.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Feeney, Kathy, 1954Those amazing alligators / Kathy Feeney.-- 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-56164-356-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-56164-356-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-56164-359-2 ISBN-10: 1-56164-359-9 1. Alligators--Juvenile literature. I. Title. QL666.C925F44 2006 597.98'4--dc22 2005030581 First Edition Hb 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pb 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Design by Steve Weaver Printed in China
those alligators.qxp
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10:16 PM
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those alligators.qxp
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Contents 1.
What are alligators?
9
2.
Where do alligators live in the wild? 11
3.
What is the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? 13
4.
How did the alligator get its name?
5.
How long have alligators roamed the earth?
15
17
6.
Do alligators live alone or in groups?
7.
What do alligators eat?
8.
How many teeth do alligators have?
9.
How big are alligators?
19
21 23
25
10. Why do alligators have bumps?
27
11. How do alligators communicate? 12. How long do alligators live?
29
31
13. What color are an alligator’s eyes? 14. How fast can an alligator run?
35
33
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15. How long can an alligator hold its breath under water?
37
16. How many eggs does the female alligator lay?
39
17. What is an alligator’s “egg tooth”?
41
18. Why do baby alligators have stripes? 19. Are alligators endangered? 20. What is a white alligator?
43
45 47
Activities Make a Glitter Gator Puppet 49 Make an Alligator Clothespin Magnet 50 Make an Alligator Bookmark 51 Glossary 52 Where to Learn More about Alligators 53 About the Author 54 Index 55
those alligators.qxp
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those alligators.qxp
2006.10.6
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What are alligators? Alligators are large reptiles. They have tough scaly hides and huge lizard-shaped bodies. Alligators have four short legs with webbed feet. They have long flat tails. There are two species, or kinds, of alligators: the Chinese Alligator and the American Alligator. The Chinese Alligator lives in China. This book is about the American Alligator. Scientists call this species Alligator mississippiensis.
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Those Amazing Alligators by Kathy Feeney
For more information about this and other Pineapple Press titles visit our website at http://www.pineapplepress.com
Pineapple Press titles are available from http://www.pineapplepress.com and from major bookstore chains and online retailers.
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