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Alligator mississippiensis
The average size for an adult female American alligator is 8.2 feet (2.6 m), and the average size for a male is 11.2 feet (3.4 m). Exceptionally large males can reach a weight of nearly half a ton or 1,000 pounds. Both males and females have an "armored" body with a muscular flat tail. The skin on the back is armored with embedded bony plates called osteoderms or scutes. They have four short legs; the front legs have five toes while the back legs have four toes. Alligators have a long snout with upward facing nostrils at the end; this lets them breathe while the rest of the body is underwater. The young can be distinguished from adults by the bright yellow stripes on the tail; adults have dark stripes on the tail.
Orlando Wetlands
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James I am talking about the actual text you have copied and pasted. It is customarily respectful to assign credit right against that. For example - "The average size for an adult female American alligator is 8.2 feet ..." - National Zoo Smithsonian. That way you can also quote as many sources as you like.
Mark Ridgway please note reference. I DID give credit. Please read all before you jump to conclusions. Thank you
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Please give credit to the source if you copy other texts. Thanks.