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Let's take a look at Louisiana, which is rich in alligators, thanks to extensive swamps. And learned the whole cycle of growing them on farms.




On the southern coast of the United States alligators inhabit an area of ​​over 4.5 million. Acres in 10 states, and the total population of these green-brown reptiles is about three million, two of which are found in Louise's. This population should add about half a million alligators, which are contained on farms Louisiana, but that will never fall into the "real" environment.



The name "Alligator" According to the reptiles gave the Spanish explorers, who called them «El legarto», which means "great lizard."



Alligator blooded animals, which means that their body temperature is regulated by the ambient temperature. Actually for this reason alligators often lie in the sun, raising the temperature of the body to prolonged swimming in cold water.



The interested reader will ask, but as a related body temperature and swimming? The fact that with a decrease in body temperature in alligators metabolism slows down, and accordingly the nervous system begins to run poorly, and if they become quite cold, they can not move effectively and, accordingly, hunting.



So if you see an alligator basking in the sun, from him is to stay away, because it means that he is very hungry and ready to hunt.



When alligators hatch from eggs, their length is about 15-25 cm. In the year of the alligator can grow from 4 to 30 cm, depending on the ambient temperature is warmer than it is for a long period of time, the greater the progress of growth.



Therefore, the Louisiana alligator more than alligators South Carolina.



It is also worth noting that growth declines with age, and males grow faster.



On average, alligators live as much as people, 70 years old, but there are some individuals who have an age of about 100 years. The average size adult female 20 years - 90 kg, 3 meter, male - 4.5 m and 200 kg.



The biggest wild alligator caught had a length of 5.8 meters.



Multiply the alligators in the summer, the males 'fight' for the female to death, literally, so to see an adult alligator without legs or without a piece of the tail - a common occurrence. In addition, they can have each other after the fight.



In spite of this, females are very good mothers, who will take care of their children to ward off any alien gators and other predators from the nest. On average, the female lays about 30 eggs.



Incidentally, an interesting fact alligator nest consists of a pile of hay in which the female lays eggs. Gradually hay rot, releasing heat, and that heat will determine the sex of the future alligatrenkov.



If the temperature rises above 30 degrees - born man, and below - the girl. If someone does not hatched, Mama will help break an egg tooth and hatch, and then all the kids sit in the mouth of my mother and go to the water. Usually, my mother looks after the children of 6 months. And do teenagers live near the house about 2 years, and then may migrate.



Quiet boys, not palimsya!



After reaching a length of 2 meters, the alligator has only two species that are dangerous for him - a man and another alligator. All other animals are not able to penetrate the thick scaly carapace reptile.



After reaching a length of 2 meters, the alligator has only two species that are dangerous for him - a man and another alligator. All other animals are not able to penetrate the thick scaly carapace reptile.



This is due to the fact that the skin is very strong and gives a very durable shoes. Actually, so these animals hunted in the 1990s were alligators in the Red Book, hunting them was banned and they were massively farmed.



Today, the population recovered, and more in the Red Book are not registered.



Alligators are found on farms in incubators until a length of about 4 meters. The incubators constant temperature - about 35 degrees, so that animals are able to grow continuously with a maximum advance of about 2-3 meters per year.



Upon reaching a length of about 5 meters alligators transferred to the pool, where they live a few more years. This is done in order to become a tough skin.



The pools contain only specimens of the same sex - in order to avoid fights for the female and damage each other's skins.



Feed the alligators are mainly animals, deer, which are also grown on the farm and are caught during the hunting season for deer.



Releasing the will of alligators in any case can not be - they are very active hunters on the people, because accustomed to a person during the period of growth. Generally alligators do not like people, and in most cases, try to hide from humans. Attack usually females, with the invasion of protected children's area, other attacks of wild animals are very rare, even hunger.



Incidentally, about a quarter of the population after five months in an open environment returns from the farm. At this age, let the will of the alligators is not dangerous.



Then caught an alligator farm. The skins are used mainly for shoes, as I said above, the meat goes to restaurants, bone - in jewelry stores for making ornaments and frames.



The annual turnover of the Louisiana farm of about $ 15 million annually hammered about 100,000 individuals of all farms in the United States.



While walking through the store gifts, I stumbled upon here is such a nezhdanchik. I also offered to buy Soviet gas mask, they said that it is not afraid to hunt.



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