Gator Studies (Patreon)

Gators are a bit more straight-forward than the past few months' animals.regular lizards, but big.  It's a nice change of pace.

Some fun Gator facts:

No average lifespan has ever been recorded scientifically, but the oldest known alligator lived to the age of 84

The muscles for closing their jaws are very powerful, but their muscles for opening them are very weak and can be easily held shut by an able-bodied adult human.

The sex of their offspring are determined by the temperature of there nest.  Therefore, a clutch tends to entirely contain one sex.