Alligator, American

Our big cuddly AMERICAN ALLIGATOR PUPPET will swamp you with affection! This realistically rendered puppet, with velour ruching on his body and soft plastic teeth, crouches at the riverbank ready to make a splash in your home! A life-size 31-inches long, the American Alligator puppet is recommended for ages 3 and up.

Puppet Dimensions
Length         Width            Height        Weight
31" LONG    12" WIDE     6" TALL     12.96 OZ

Puppet Stats
Puppet Type: HAND PUPPET
Puppet Birthday: 2012 January
Special Features: Movable mouth.

Fun Facts

The name â??alligatorâ?? is an anglicized form of el lagarto, the Spanish term for â??the lizardâ??, which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator. Later English spellings of the name included allagarta and alagarto.

An average adult American alligatorâ??s weight and length is 360 kg (790 lb) and 4.0 m (13.1 ft), but they sometimes grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb).[3] The largest ever recorded, found in Louisiana, measured 5.84 m (19.2 ft).

Alligators are native only to the United States and China.

American alligators live in freshwater environments, such as ponds, marshes, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and swamps, as well as in brackish environments. When they construct alligator holes in the wetlands, they increase plant diversity and provide habitat for other animals during droughts. They are, therefore, considered an important species for maintaining ecological diversity in wetlands.