Alligator on the Move

Juvenile Alligator Passing By Another

It is common for female Alligators to have multiple age youngsters in her care, which may include some hatched from other nests as well as her own. These two from a pod that included three ages/sizes are a good example.

Alligator on the Move
Alligator on the Move

I stayed focused on the moving Alligator, wondering if there was going to be some action.

Alligator on the Move
Alligator on the Move

There was not; the moving Alligator just plopped down. In addition to seeing the size difference in their heads, you can see the smaller Alligator’s tail just under the larger one’s chin.

Juvenile Alligators Sunning
Juvenile Alligators Sunning

3 thoughts on “Juvenile Alligator Passing By Another”

    1. Thanks, Belinda! They grow pretty fast the first few years, 12 inches or more longer a year, then it slows down. Those colored stripes,you see on these younger one,s which act as camouflage, will change to all dark as they mature.

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