Alligator

A huge reptile belonging to the family Alligatoridae and the genus Alligator of the Crocodilia order is an Alligator. The American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator are the only two species still living (A. sinensis). Several extinct alligator species are also known from fossilized remnants. About 37 million years ago, during the Oligocene period, alligators first appeared. Early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called el Lagarto, the Spanish word for "the lizard", the alligator. The name "alligator" is likely an anglicized version of this term. The term was later spelled allagarta and alagarto in English.

Alligators spend a lot of time basking, either by themselves or in big groups known as congregations because they depend on the sun to control their body temperature. They adore warm weather, but when it gets too warm, they go swimming to cool down. Alternately, you might see them releasing any heat by opening their mouths while they are basking.