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Alligators of
Georgia and South Carolina
- Photos by David Scott
Photographs
of Alligators:
Reproduction
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With
the start of their breeding season in May, male alligators "bellow"
to females and other males in the area. |
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By
June, pairs have mated, and females begin building mound nests out
of marsh reeds or other vegetation. |
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When
her eggs are ready to hatch, the mother alligator digs into the
nest mound, opens any eggs that have not hatched and carries the
young down to the water. |
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A
mother alligator sometimes aggressively defends her babies for more
than a year after they hatch in their nest. |
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