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    AMS Bowfishing Gator Kit The alligator, even more than the alligator gar, represents the ultimate of “big game” bowfishing within the confines of the United States. These large, sinister-looking reptiles look exactly like what they are – the ancient, unchanged survivors of a world millions of years dead, still gliding through the muddy waters of the American South after countless other species have perished. Quick-moving when necessary, dangerously aggressive on occasion – especially when provoked

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    Alligator vs crocodile Many people get the Alligator and the Crocodile confused.Yes there are some similarities but there is ways to tell the difference. Even though many people can not tell the difference between the two there are many differences like the alligator has a little bit brighter color on their skin. One of the main ways that you can tell an alligator and a crocodile apart is the nose or the snout. On an alligator the nose of the animal is more of a u shape. Another way is the

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    Transcript Transcript of American Alligator (Alligator mississippiens) SCIN 130 Power Point presentation by Serena L. Sobolewski Introduction: The organism that I have chosen for this assignment is an animal, of the crocodilian family, called the American Alligator. The scientific name is Alligator mississipiens In Spanish it is is called El Legarto, meaning the lizard. The habitat preferred by the American Alligator is fresh water swamps, marshes, rivers, lakes, and occasionally smaller bodies

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    Apply a moisturizer or a conditioner to retain alligator leather’s natural oils and compounds and maintain its luxurious appearance and texture. Beeswax is a good conditioner for this type of leather. Use cleaning products that are specifically formulated for alligator leather. The wrong chemicals, especially those in cowhide leather cleaning agents, can do more harm than good by darkening the leather and damaging its skin. Just like human skin, alligator leather can manifest adverse reactions to cleaning

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    It all started one bitterly cold Sunday afternoon. We were packed and ready to roll for our week long trip. The adventure to Florida took us nearly two entire days. On our way there, while we were there, and on the way back; we overcame several challenges. My mom (Sharyl), my step dad (Kyle), my little brother (Connor), my other little brother (Chase), my mom’s friends (Deb and Ticker), and their children (PJ and Zach), left for our trip on a Sunday afternoon right after my mom was done with work

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    Bud: Service Dog

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    There was a man named bud, and he had a service dog that was killed while trying to protect him from an alligator in October, of 1955 but had died to, the public hopes of preventing this future tragedy again. One day a midage dude named bud, was walking his new service dog named barley in the hot summer, in florida on October 30,1955 where it was about 95 degrees outside. He just got home with a new 3 year old dog and he wanted to take him out for a walk. So he packed a bag of water and food

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    off the images and descriptions that were available. One of the images that would deter me from migrating away was a piece of artwork done by Jacques Le Moyne. His picture entails a group of natives who are trying to fight off a fearsome looking alligator. Theodore De Bry describes them plunging a pole into it’s mouth and turning it around so they can stab their stomach. He goes on to say that the natives have to watch out for them day and night because of how frequent they appear. Since I don’t really

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    Every year Florida’s wildlife animal numbers decrease at an alarming rate. Endangered animals exist all over the world, but Florida’s official state animal is one of the most endangered animals in the entire world. The main reason some animals become declared as endangered is humans. Humans have caused a huge toll on the wildlife’s lifespan and have become a burden in their natural way of living. It is how the human population behaves that decides whether these animals can live a normal life or pushes

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    Have Wives There was a time when I thought a great deal about the alligators. I went to see them at the New York City Natural History Museum, and stayed for hours. I had noticed them first on a class trip I had taken with my poetry class. I was looking for characters when I spotted my first alligator grinning at me from under a spotlight. “That one looks real.” I said to a girl in pig-tails who was unimpressed by both the alligator and myself. “We are in a museum.” She said, eyes like olivine rolled

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    chemicals as the result of agricultural pesticides and human waste has long been known to negatively affect the environment. However the culminating physiological effects of these chemicals may trigger a cascade of changes within the Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) population, ultimately causing an ecological shift that is contrary to the natural course of evolution. Chemicals called endocrine disruptors can affect bodily functions in a variety of ways. By altering the body’s hormonal

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